Labor force, total, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5133 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Latvia, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Latvia is 0.5133 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.5287 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4623 units per person, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4783 units per person | 0.4713 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4932 units per person | 0.4623 units per person | 0.5287 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5091 units per person | 0.5017 units per person | 0.5163 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5127 units per person | 0.5046 units per person | 0.5172 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Latvia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Latvia was 0.5133 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5287 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 units per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.