Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia

Latvia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.8%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.831 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.829 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.831 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.879 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.887 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.896 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.897 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.885 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.88 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.884 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.879 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.88 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.893 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.864 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.866 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.

Latvia ranks 15th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2002 0.8%
2003 0.8% -0.2%
2004 0.8% +0.2%
2005 0.9% +5.8%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% +1.0%
2008 0.9% +0.1%
2009 0.9% -1.4%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% +0.5%
2012 0.9% -0.6%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% +1.5%
2015 0.9% -3.2%
2016 0.9% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 12 Sweden 0.9% compare
  2. 13 Croatia 0.9% compare
  3. 14 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  4. 16 France 0.9% compare
  5. 17 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  6. 18 Lithuania 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
How does Latvia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 15th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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