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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.727 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.739 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.742 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.754 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.781 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.796 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.817 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.809 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.797 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.805 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.783 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.799 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.812 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.777 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.777 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Latvia 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2002 0.7%
2003 0.7% +1.6%
2004 0.7% +0.4%
2005 0.8% +1.7%
2006 0.8% +3.5%
2007 0.8% +2.0%
2008 0.8% +2.6%
2009 0.8% -0.9%
2010 0.8% -1.5%
2011 0.8% +0.9%
2012 0.8% -2.7%
2013 0.8% +2.1%
2014 0.8% +1.6%
2015 0.8% -4.3%
2016 0.8% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 14 Finland 0.8% compare
  2. 15 Czechia 0.8% compare
  3. 16 Netherlands 0.8%
  4. 18 Belgium 0.8%
  5. 19 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  6. 20 Croatia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Latvia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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