Latvia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Latvia was 49.95 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 50.42 in 2010, while its lowest value was 46.88 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.88
1991 46.93
1992 47.18
1993 47.41
1994 47.53
1995 47.65
1996 47.66
1997 48.51
1998 48.31
1999 47.74
2000 48.16
2001 48.93
2002 48.83
2003 49.03
2004 48.66
2005 48.62
2006 48.63
2007 48.52
2008 49.20
2009 49.94
2010 50.42
2011 49.93
2012 50.11
2013 50.09
2014 49.67
2015 49.65
2016 50.14
2017 49.95
2018 50.01
2019 50.07
2020 50.01
2021 49.95

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Latvia was 941,219 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,224,785 in 1992 and a minimum value of 941,219 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,212,112
1991 1,210,678
1992 1,224,785
1993 1,213,418
1994 1,193,209
1995 1,180,445
1996 1,172,162
1997 1,166,888
1998 1,152,335
1999 1,125,014
2000 1,092,582
2001 1,095,832
2002 1,118,712
2003 1,099,514
2004 1,101,202
2005 1,095,660
2006 1,121,427
2007 1,137,096
2008 1,151,575
2009 1,107,285
2010 1,061,033
2011 1,034,352
2012 1,040,792
2013 1,022,021
2014 1,006,764
2015 1,008,595
2016 1,003,653
2017 997,440
2018 994,656
2019 980,734
2020 979,421
2021 941,219

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure