Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia

Latvia: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 39.9%
World rank
72nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.050.10.150.21998200720161998: 0.16 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.207 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.153 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.141 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.179 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.162 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.158 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.086 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.09 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.078 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.116 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.142 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.141 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.151 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.159 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.17 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.165 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.188 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.113 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in 2016.

The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 72nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% +29.0%
2000 0.2% -25.9%
2001 0.1% -8.3%
2002 0.2% +27.3%
2003 0.2% -9.4%
2004 0.2% -2.7%
2005 0.1% -45.4%
2006 0.1% +4.3%
2007 0.1% -13.5%
2008 0.1% +48.8%
2009 0.1% +23.1%
2010 0.1% -0.8%
2011 0.2% +7.2%
2012 0.2% +5.2%
2013 0.2% +6.7%
2014 0.2% -2.8%
2015 0.2% +13.9%
2016 0.1% -39.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Latvia ranks 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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