Unemployed population — Unemployment in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 65.8 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 65.8 Persons for unemployed population — unemployment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Latvia peaked at 205.85 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.3 Persons, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 166.7 Persons | — |
| 1999 | 155.4 Persons | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 156 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 149.8 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 136.25 Persons | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 126.75 Persons | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 128.28 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 108.42 Persons | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 77.97 Persons | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 68.12 Persons | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 88.47 Persons | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 192.9 Persons | +118.0% |
| 2010 | 205.85 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 166.65 Persons | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 155.1 Persons | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 120.38 Persons | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 107.62 Persons | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 98.17 Persons | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 95.33 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 85.42 Persons | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 72.83 Persons | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 61.3 Persons | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 78.7 Persons | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 70.62 Persons | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 65.17 Persons | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 61.52 Persons | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 65.33 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 65.8 Persons | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed population — 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% | 88.47 Persons | 192.9 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161.05 Persons | 155.4 Persons | 166.7 Persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 123.3 Persons | 68.12 Persons | 192.9 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.87 Persons | 61.3 Persons | 205.85 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.86 Persons | 61.52 Persons | 78.7 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 5 Spain 2,608 Persons compare
- 5 Poland 557.9 Persons compare
- 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 396.12 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 107.83 Persons compare
- 8 Japan 1,758 Persons compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,740 Persons compare
- 9 Estonia 56.17 Persons compare
- 10 Germany 1,692 Persons compare
- 10 Slovenia 40.15 Persons compare
- 11 Mexico 1,612 Persons compare
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Latvia?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Latvia was 65.8 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 205.85 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3 Persons in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.