Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia

Latvia: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
17th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.762 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.776 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.813 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.849 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.902 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.879 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.92 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.896 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.869 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.832 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.848 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.907 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.903 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.866 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.941 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Latvia 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
2002 0.8%
2003 0.8% +1.8%
2004 0.8% +4.8%
2005 0.8% +4.4%
2006 0.9% +6.1%
2007 0.9% -2.6%
2008 0.9% +4.7%
2009 0.9% -2.6%
2010 0.9% -3.0%
2011 0.8% -4.2%
2012 0.8% +1.9%
2013 0.9% +6.9%
2014 0.9% -0.5%
2015 0.9% -4.1%
2016 0.9% +8.7%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare
  2. 15 France 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Netherlands 0.9%
  4. 18 United States of America 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Germany 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Latvia rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Latvia ranks 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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