Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment was 65.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia is 65.8, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia peaked at 205.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.3, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 166.6 | — |
| 1999 | 155.4 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 156 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 149.8 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 152.6 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 130.8 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 127.4 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 108.4 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 78 | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 68.1 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 88.5 | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 192.9 | +118.0% |
| 2010 | 205.8 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 166.6 | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 155.1 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 120.4 | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 107.6 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 98.2 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 95.3 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.4 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 72.8 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 61.3 | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 78.7 | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 70.6 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 61.5 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 65.3 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 65.8 | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +118.0% | 88.5 | 192.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161 | 155.4 | 166.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 125.25 | 68.1 | 192.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.85 | 61.3 | 205.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.85 | 61.5 | 78.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia?
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Latvia was 65.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 205.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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