Latvia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Latvia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.66%, a 2.95% increase from 2021.
  • Latvia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 32.70%, a 2.12% decline from 2020.
  • Latvia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.82%, a 1.46% decline from 2019.
  • Latvia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 36.28%, a 1.42% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Latvia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 35.66% 2.95%
2021 32.70% -2.12%
2020 34.82% -1.46%
2019 36.28% -1.42%
2018 37.70% -2.03%
2017 39.73% 0.06%
2016 39.68% -1.59%
2015 41.27% 0.86%
2014 40.41% 1.05%
2013 39.35% -0.78%
2012 40.13% 2.67%
2011 37.45% -2.28%
2010 39.74% -1.49%
2009 41.22% -1.62%
2008 42.84% 0.24%
2007 42.60% 1.75%
2006 40.85% 2.85%
2005 38.00% 1.08%
2004 36.92% -1.89%
2003 38.81% 0.99%
2002 37.82% 0.47%
2001 37.35% -1.10%
2000 38.45% -3.88%
1999 42.33% -2.77%
1998 45.10% -0.65%
1997 45.74% -3.34%
1996 49.08% -0.39%
1995 49.47% -0.03%
1994 49.50% -0.39%
1993 49.89% 1.12%
1992 48.77% 4.85%
1991 43.92% 1.30%
1990 42.62% 1.30%