Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.853 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.887 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.899 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.845 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.87 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.915 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.897 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.765 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.765 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.776 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.788 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.831 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.831 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.869 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.862 % of rural labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.

Latvia ranks 69th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
2002 0.9%
2003 0.9% +4.0%
2004 0.9% +1.3%
2005 0.8% -6.0%
2006 0.9% +2.9%
2007 0.9% +5.1%
2008 0.9% -1.9%
2009 0.8% -14.7%
2010 0.8% -0.0%
2011 0.8% +1.3%
2012 0.8% +1.5%
2013 0.8% +5.5%
2014 0.8% +0.0%
2015 0.9% +4.6%
2016 0.9% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 66 Brazil 0.9% compare
  2. 67 Serbia 0.9% compare
  3. 68 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 70 Finland 0.9% compare
  5. 71 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  6. 72 Lithuania 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 69th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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