Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia

Latvia: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.3268 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3268
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
22nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4582
in 2010
All-time low
0.3194
in 2016
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52007201220182007: 0.4392008: 0.4342009: 0.4392010: 0.4582011: 0.4432012: 0.3992013: 0.3992014: 0.4072015: 0.3262016: 0.3192017: 0.322018: 0.327

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.3268 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2018.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia peaked at 0.4582 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3194, in 2016.

Latvia ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.4389
2008 0.434 -1.1%
2009 0.4387 +1.1%
2010 0.4582 +4.4%
2011 0.4432 -3.3%
2012 0.3989 -10.0%
2013 0.3986 -0.1%
2014 0.4066 +2.0%
2015 0.3258 -19.9%
2016 0.3194 -2.0%
2017 0.3196 +0.1%
2018 0.3268 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4372 0.434 0.4389 3
2010s 0.3775 0.3194 0.4582 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 19 El Salvador 0.3441 compare
  2. 20 France 0.3369 compare
  3. 21 Romania 0.3351 compare
  4. 23 Hungary 0.3202 compare
  5. 24 Serbia 0.3123 compare
  6. 25 Morocco 0.3095

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Latvia was 0.3268 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4582 in 2010.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3194 in 2016.
How does Latvia rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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