Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia

Latvia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
19th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.84 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.839 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.875 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.871 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.87 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.908 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.913 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.921 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.911 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.91 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.91 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.914 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.911 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.907 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.909 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.887 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.893 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

Latvia ranks 19th of 107 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 15-64, total in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% -0.1%
2000 0.9% +2.3%
2001 0.9% +0.0%
2002 0.9% +1.8%
2003 0.9% -0.5%
2004 0.9% -0.1%
2005 0.9% +4.4%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +0.9%
2008 0.9% -1.2%
2009 0.9% -0.1%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -2.4%
2016 0.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 16 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  2. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 18 Belgium 0.9% compare
  4. 20 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  5. 21 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 22 Austria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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