Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.3697 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3697
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
27th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.388
in 2017
All-time low
0.3247
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3552008: 0.3252009: 0.3532010: 0.3632011: 0.3822012: 0.3692013: 0.3642014: 0.3692015: 0.3692016: 0.3812017: 0.3882018: 0.37

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.3697 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2018.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia peaked at 0.388 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3247, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 27th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3553
2008 0.3247 -8.6%
2009 0.3532 +8.8%
2010 0.363 +2.8%
2011 0.3821 +5.3%
2012 0.3688 -3.5%
2013 0.3643 -1.2%
2014 0.3687 +1.2%
2015 0.3692 +0.1%
2016 0.3805 +3.1%
2017 0.388 +2.0%
2018 0.3697 -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3444 0.3247 0.3553 3
2010s 0.3727 0.363 0.388 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 24 Greece 0.3785 compare
  2. 25 Portugal 0.3767 compare
  3. 26 Poland 0.3716 compare
  4. 28 Luxembourg 0.3695 compare
  5. 29 Slovakia 0.3693 compare
  6. 30 Lithuania 0.3671 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Latvia was 0.3697 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.388 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3247 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Latvia ranks 27th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed