Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex was 15 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 15 Thousand persons for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Latvia peaked at 31.5 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.7 Thousand persons, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 13.2 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 15.2 Thousand persons | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4 Thousand persons | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7 Thousand persons | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4 Thousand persons | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2 Thousand persons | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.7 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 12 Thousand persons | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9 Thousand persons | +90.8% |
| 2010 | 31.5 Thousand persons | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5 Thousand persons | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 20.6 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.8 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.7 Thousand persons | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5 Thousand persons | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.2 Thousand persons | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7 Thousand persons | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7 Thousand persons | +23.6% |
| 2025 | 15 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex 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 | +90.8% | 12 Thousand persons | 22.9 Thousand persons |
| 2020 | +45.5% | 13.2 Thousand persons | 19.2 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.75 Thousand persons | 13.2 Thousand persons | 14.3 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.29 Thousand persons | 9.7 Thousand persons | 22.9 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.19 Thousand persons | 12.9 Thousand persons | 31.5 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.05 Thousand persons | 12.7 Thousand persons | 19.2 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 37 Estonia 15.3 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 15.3 Thousand persons compare
- 39 Latvia 15 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Luxembourg 11 Thousand persons compare
- 42 Montenegro 10.6 Thousand persons compare
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.6 Hour (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Latvia?
- Unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Latvia was 15 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 Thousand persons in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and?
- Latvia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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