Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia
Latvia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2016, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Latvia 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of female youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -50.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +209.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +209.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 76 Peru 0.1% compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
- 78 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 80 Norway 0.1% compare
- 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
- 82 Korea 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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