Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.0250.050.0750.11998200720161998: 0.106 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.101 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.099 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.09 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.092 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.095 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.046 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.046 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.048 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.046 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.051 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.054 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.053 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.056 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.055 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.06 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.1% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

That places Latvia 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% -1.1%
2000 0.1% -3.9%
2001 0.1% -2.2%
2002 0.1% -9.4%
2003 0.1% +3.0%
2004 0.1% +2.7%
2005 0.0% -50.9%
2006 0.0% -0.3%
2007 0.0% +2.6%
2008 0.0% -2.7%
2009 0.1% +10.5%
2010 0.1% +4.8%
2011 0.1% -0.7%
2012 0.1% +4.6%
2013 0.1% -0.9%
2014 0.1% +9.0%
2015 0.1% +27.1%
2016 0.1% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 81 Poland 0.1% compare
  2. 82 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  3. 83 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  4. 85 Portugal 0.1% compare
  5. 86 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 87 Hungary 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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