Number of paid employees in Latvia

Latvia: Number of paid employees was 9,230 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
9,230
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
50th
of 80 countries
All-time high
11,400
in 2011
All-time low
7,902
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Number of paid employees in Latvia, 2007–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2007201320202007: 7.9k2008: 9.2k2009: 10.0k2010: 10.9k2011: 11.4k2012: 11.0k2013: 10.5k2014: 10.2k2015: 9.9k2016: 9.8k2017: 9.5k2018: 9.0k2019: 8.1k2020: 9.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, number of paid employees in Latvia stood at 9,230.

That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Latvia peaked at 11,400 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,902, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 50th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,036 7,902 10,001 3
2010s 10,019 8,090 11,400 10
2020s 9,230 9,230 9,230 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 47 Belgium 9,692 compare
  2. 48 Armenia 9,548 compare
  3. 49 Denmark 9,355 compare
  4. 51 Australia 9,217 compare
  5. 52 Panama 8,668 compare
  6. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,662 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Latvia

All data for Latvia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Latvia?
Number of paid employees in Latvia was 9,230 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 11,400 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,902 in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for number of paid employees?
Latvia ranks 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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