Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia

Latvia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2004
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.69 % of urban population2003: 0.699 % of urban population2004: 0.704 % of urban population2005: 0.699 % of urban population2006: 0.695 % of urban population2007: 0.697 % of urban population2008: 0.699 % of urban population2009: 0.693 % of urban population2010: 0.688 % of urban population2011: 0.672 % of urban population2012: 0.668 % of urban population2013: 0.66 % of urban population2014: 0.655 % of urban population2015: 0.65 % of urban population2016: 0.649 % of urban population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia peaked at 0.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Latvia 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of urban population Change
2002 0.7%
2003 0.7% +1.3%
2004 0.7% +0.7%
2005 0.7% -0.7%
2006 0.7% -0.5%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2008 0.7% +0.3%
2009 0.7% -0.8%
2010 0.7% -0.8%
2011 0.7% -2.2%
2012 0.7% -0.6%
2013 0.7% -1.2%
2014 0.7% -0.7%
2015 0.7% -0.7%
2016 0.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  2. 65 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  3. 66 Argentina 0.7% compare
  4. 68 Honduras 0.6% compare
  5. 69 Nicaragua 0.6% compare
  6. 70 Panama 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Latvia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Latvia ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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