Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia

Latvia: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
64th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.050.10.152002200920162002: 0.129 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.172 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.155 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.062 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.067 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.101 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.093 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.097 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.098 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.098 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.088 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.096 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 64th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2002 0.1%
2003 0.2% +33.5%
2004 0.2% -9.8%
2005 0.1% -60.2%
2006 0.1% +13.4%
2007 0.1% -12.9%
2008 0.1% +10.1%
2009 0.1% +11.2%
2010 0.1% +35.0%
2011 0.1% -7.9%
2012 0.1% +4.1%
2013 0.1% +1.7%
2014 0.1% -0.8%
2015 0.1% -9.7%
2016 0.1% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 61 Estonia 0.1% compare
  2. 62 Kosovo 0.1% compare
  3. 62 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% compare
  4. 65 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  5. 66 Poland 0.1% compare
  6. 67 India 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban 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 15-64, urban?
Latvia ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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