Time-related underemployment, female in Latvia
Latvia: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2024, time-related underemployment, female in Latvia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 56.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Latvia peaked at 9.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
That places Latvia 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +554.1% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -87.8% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +454.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +114.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.7% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Latvia?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Latvia was 3.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Latvia ranks 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.