Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia

Latvia: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.851 % of total employed female population in working age1999: 0.858 % of total employed female population in working age2000: 0.879 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.894 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.89 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.901 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.91 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.932 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.946 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.945 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.955 % of total employed female population in working age2009: 0.95 % of total employed female population in working age2010: 0.949 % of total employed female population in working age2011: 0.961 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.966 % of total employed female population in working age2013: 0.962 % of total employed female population in working age2014: 0.966 % of total employed female population in working age2015: 0.95 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.957 % of total employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 41st of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +0.8%
2000 0.9% +2.4%
2001 0.9% +1.7%
2002 0.9% -0.5%
2003 0.9% +1.2%
2004 0.9% +1.1%
2005 0.9% +2.4%
2006 0.9% +1.4%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2008 1.0% +1.1%
2009 1.0% -0.5%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 1.0% +1.2%
2012 1.0% +0.5%
2013 1.0% -0.4%
2014 1.0% +0.5%
2015 1.0% -1.7%
2016 1.0% +0.7%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 38 South Africa 1.0% compare
  2. 39 Kosovo 1.0% compare
  3. 39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.0% compare
  4. 42 Mauritius 1.0% compare
  5. 43 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  6. 44 Brazil 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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