Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia
Latvia: Youth unemployment rate by country of birth was 27.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
27.7%
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
23rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2010
All-time low
19.3%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2025
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 27.7% for youth unemployment rate by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia peaked at 63.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2016.
That places Latvia 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.1% | — |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +56.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +91.4% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -39.8% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.7% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 19.4% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 19.3% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 30.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 26.74 Persons (2022)
- 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 youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia?
- Youth unemployment rate by country of birth in Latvia was 27.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by country of birth recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for youth unemployment rate by country of birth?
- Latvia ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Youth unemployment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).