Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 48 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2010
All-time low
6.1%
in 2007
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Latvia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6.9% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Latvia peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
That places Latvia 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.8% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 6.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 6.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (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 educational attainment level 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 unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Latvia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Latvia was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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