Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia

Latvia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.742 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.744 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.774 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.748 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.753 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.754 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.773 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.799 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.808 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.824 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.831 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.829 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.82 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.822 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.812 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.813 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.827 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.802 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.813 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

That places Latvia 14th out of 106 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.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.7% +0.3%
2000 0.8% +3.9%
2001 0.7% -3.4%
2002 0.8% +0.8%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2004 0.8% +2.5%
2005 0.8% +3.4%
2006 0.8% +1.1%
2007 0.8% +2.0%
2008 0.8% +0.9%
2009 0.8% -0.3%
2010 0.8% -1.0%
2011 0.8% +0.2%
2012 0.8% -1.2%
2013 0.8% +0.1%
2014 0.8% +1.7%
2015 0.8% -3.0%
2016 0.8% +1.4%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 11 Belgium 0.8% compare
  2. 12 Slovenia 0.8% compare
  3. 13 Hungary 0.8% compare
  4. 15 Estonia 0.8% compare
  5. 16 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  6. 17 Finland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Latvia ranks 14th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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