Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia
Latvia: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia peaked at 16.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1991.
That places Latvia 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +51.9% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +51.9% | 10.9% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 6.2% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Latvia was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1991.
- How does Latvia rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Latvia ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.