Unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment rates by citizenship was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6.9% for unemployment rates by citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.5% | — |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +127.3% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by citizenship 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 | +127.3% | 7.7% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 6.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 6.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship in Latvia was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment rates by citizenship?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Unemployment rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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