Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia

Latvia: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.836 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.837 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.853 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.851 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.872 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.859 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.862 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.901 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.906 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.916 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.904 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.905 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.907 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.914 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.908 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.904 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.906 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.883 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.889 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 17th of 105 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 25-64 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +0.1%
2000 0.9% +1.9%
2001 0.9% -0.2%
2002 0.9% +2.4%
2003 0.9% -1.4%
2004 0.9% +0.3%
2005 0.9% +4.5%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +1.1%
2008 0.9% -1.3%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% +0.8%
2012 0.9% -0.7%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -2.5%
2016 0.9% +0.7%

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. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Hungary 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Malta 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Latvia ranks 17th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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