Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia

Latvia: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
22nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2007
All-time low
0.9%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.867 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.856 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.904 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.925 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.902 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.956 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.935 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.971 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.974 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.974 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.969 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.956 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.952 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.917 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.955 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.959 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.956 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.945 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.955 % of employed population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1.0% for wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.

Latvia ranks 22nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% -1.3%
2000 0.9% +5.7%
2001 0.9% +2.3%
2002 0.9% -2.5%
2003 1.0% +6.0%
2004 0.9% -2.2%
2005 1.0% +3.8%
2006 1.0% +0.3%
2007 1.0% +0.1%
2008 1.0% -0.6%
2009 1.0% -1.3%
2010 1.0% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -3.7%
2012 1.0% +4.1%
2013 1.0% +0.4%
2014 1.0% -0.3%
2015 0.9% -1.1%
2016 1.0% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare
  2. 20 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  3. 21 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
  4. 23 Republic of Korea 1.0% compare
  5. 24 Netherlands 1.0% compare
  6. 25 Belgium 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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