Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia

Latvia: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.61998200720161998: 0.556 % of female population in working age1999: 0.537 % of female population in working age2000: 0.533 % of female population in working age2001: 0.561 % of female population in working age2002: 0.576 % of female population in working age2003: 0.579 % of female population in working age2004: 0.574 % of female population in working age2005: 0.628 % of female population in working age2006: 0.645 % of female population in working age2007: 0.652 % of female population in working age2008: 0.648 % of female population in working age2009: 0.613 % of female population in working age2010: 0.565 % of female population in working age2011: 0.583 % of female population in working age2012: 0.615 % of female population in working age2013: 0.644 % of female population in working age2014: 0.661 % of female population in working age2015: 0.669 % of female population in working age2016: 0.675 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.7% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

Latvia ranks 16th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1998 0.6%
1999 0.5% -3.3%
2000 0.5% -0.9%
2001 0.6% +5.3%
2002 0.6% +2.7%
2003 0.6% +0.5%
2004 0.6% -0.8%
2005 0.6% +9.3%
2006 0.6% +2.7%
2007 0.7% +1.2%
2008 0.6% -0.7%
2009 0.6% -5.4%
2010 0.6% -7.7%
2011 0.6% +3.1%
2012 0.6% +5.5%
2013 0.6% +4.6%
2014 0.7% +2.7%
2015 0.7% +1.2%
2016 0.7% +0.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 13 Norway 0.7% compare
  2. 14 Peru 0.7% compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
  4. 17 Iceland 0.7% compare
  5. 18 Denmark 0.7% compare
  6. 19 Guinea 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in Latvia was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female?
Latvia ranks 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population 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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