Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia

Latvia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.844 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.857 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.847 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.851 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.85 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.894 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.906 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.869 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.89 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.907 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.891 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.728 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.726 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.755 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.787 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.833 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.846 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.874 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.873 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

Latvia ranks 81st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.9% +1.5%
2000 0.8% -1.1%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2002 0.8% -0.2%
2003 0.9% +5.2%
2004 0.9% +1.3%
2005 0.9% -4.1%
2006 0.9% +2.4%
2007 0.9% +1.9%
2008 0.9% -1.7%
2009 0.7% -18.3%
2010 0.7% -0.3%
2011 0.8% +4.0%
2012 0.8% +4.3%
2013 0.8% +5.8%
2014 0.8% +1.6%
2015 0.9% +3.3%
2016 0.9% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 78 Serbia 0.9% compare
  2. 79 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 80 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  4. 82 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  5. 83 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  6. 84 Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Latvia ranks 81st out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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