Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia

Latvia: Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.538 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.527 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.563 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.548 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.59 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.567 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.559 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.593 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.635 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.588 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.66 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.714 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.703 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.691 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.675 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.733 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.735 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.744 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.753 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.8% for employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

That places Latvia 18th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.5% -2.2%
2000 0.6% +6.9%
2001 0.5% -2.6%
2002 0.6% +7.6%
2003 0.6% -3.8%
2004 0.6% -1.5%
2005 0.6% +6.1%
2006 0.6% +7.1%
2007 0.6% -7.4%
2008 0.7% +12.2%
2009 0.7% +8.2%
2010 0.7% -1.6%
2011 0.7% -1.7%
2012 0.7% -2.3%
2013 0.7% +8.6%
2014 0.7% +0.3%
2015 0.7% +1.3%
2016 0.8% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 15 Argentina 0.8% compare
  2. 16 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  3. 17 Sweden 0.8% compare
  4. 19 France 0.7% compare
  5. 20 Jordan 0.7% compare
  6. 21 Portugal 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia?
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for employment in the service sector, aged 15-24?
Latvia ranks 18th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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