Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia

Latvia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
20th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.4%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.437 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.401 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.428 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.599 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.633 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.635 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.605 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.517 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.563 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.563 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.607 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.548 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.616 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.547 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.57 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.

That places Latvia 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
2002 0.4%
2003 0.4% -8.3%
2004 0.4% +6.6%
2005 0.6% +40.1%
2006 0.6% +5.7%
2007 0.6% +0.3%
2008 0.6% -4.8%
2009 0.5% -14.6%
2010 0.6% +9.0%
2011 0.6% -0.1%
2012 0.6% +7.9%
2013 0.5% -9.8%
2014 0.6% +12.4%
2015 0.5% -11.1%
2016 0.6% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 17 Spain 0.6% compare
  2. 18 Iceland 0.6% compare
  3. 19 Hungary 0.6% compare
  4. 21 Germany 0.6% compare
  5. 22 Portugal 0.5% compare
  6. 23 Belize 0.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
How does Latvia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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