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 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 15 for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in 2025.
The figure 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 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.7, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.3 | — |
| 1999 | 13.2 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 15.2 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7 | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4 | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2 | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 12 | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9 | +90.8% |
| 2010 | 31.5 | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5 | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.8 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.7 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.2 | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7 | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7 | +23.6% |
| 2025 | 15 | -4.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.15, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 54, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 | 22.9 |
| 2020 | +45.5% | 13.2 | 19.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.75 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.29 | 9.7 | 22.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.19 | 12.9 | 31.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.05 | 12.7 | 19.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 37 Estonia 15.3 compare
- 37 Estonia 15.3 compare
- 39 Latvia 15 compare
- 41 Luxembourg 11 compare
- 42 Montenegro 10.6 compare
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,152 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 455.07 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
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 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 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 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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