Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Latvia
Latvia: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 2.6 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Latvia, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Latvia is 2.6 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Latvia peaked at 2.6 Weeks per year per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 Weeks per year per person, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9143 Weeks per year per person | 0.6 Weeks per year per person | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.41 Weeks per year per person | 1 Weeks per year per person | 2.3 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 Weeks per year per person | 2.2 Weeks per year per person | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Latvia?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Latvia was 2.6 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 Weeks per year per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 Weeks per year per person in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.