Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia

Latvia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
20th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.763 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.794 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.853 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.843 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.807 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.816 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.848 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.896 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.917 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.906 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.948 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.94 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.896 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.862 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.878 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.906 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.918 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.865 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.96 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

That places Latvia 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +4.0%
2000 0.9% +7.4%
2001 0.8% -1.1%
2002 0.8% -4.3%
2003 0.8% +1.2%
2004 0.8% +3.8%
2005 0.9% +5.7%
2006 0.9% +2.3%
2007 0.9% -1.1%
2008 0.9% +4.6%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2010 0.9% -4.7%
2011 0.9% -3.8%
2012 0.9% +1.9%
2013 0.9% +3.2%
2014 0.9% +1.2%
2015 0.9% -5.8%
2016 1.0% +11.1%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 17 Estonia 1.0% compare
  2. 18 Ireland 1.0% compare
  3. 19 France 1.0% compare
  4. 21 Finland 1.0% compare
  5. 22 Sweden 1.0% compare
  6. 23 Netherlands 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Latvia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Latvia ranks 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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