Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
94th
of 107 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, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.0250.050.0750.11998200720161998: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.107 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.102 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.1 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.09 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.092 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.095 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.049 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.047 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.048 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.046 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.051 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.053 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.054 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.056 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.055 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.057 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.072 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.07 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

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

That places Latvia 94th out of 107 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, total in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% -2.7%
2000 0.1% -4.2%
2001 0.1% -2.2%
2002 0.1% -10.1%
2003 0.1% +3.0%
2004 0.1% +2.5%
2005 0.0% -48.7%
2006 0.0% -3.4%
2007 0.0% +1.6%
2008 0.0% -2.9%
2009 0.1% +11.0%
2010 0.1% +4.0%
2011 0.1% +1.3%
2012 0.1% +3.0%
2013 0.1% -1.1%
2014 0.1% +4.0%
2015 0.1% +25.2%
2016 0.1% -3.1%

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. 91 Austria 0.1% compare
  2. 92 Belgium 0.1% compare
  3. 93 Malta 0.1% compare
  4. 95 Hungary 0.1% compare
  5. 96 Norway 0.1% compare
  6. 97 Sweden 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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