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Labor force — Latvia

Labor force in Latvia in 2025 — 948,428 people. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 25.3%.

2025 948,428 people −1.24% vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 1.27M people1990
Period minimum 948,428 people2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Latvia, 1990–2025900,0001M1.1M1.2M1.3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,268,859 people1991: 1,261,078 people1992: 1,264,591 people1993: 1,237,449 people1994: 1,209,338 people1995: 1,191,497 people1996: 1,177,291 people1997: 1,161,105 people1998: 1,151,595 people1999: 1,126,521 people2000: 1,094,541 people2001: 1,093,896 people2002: 1,115,802 people2003: 1,096,482 people2004: 1,097,352 people2005: 1,091,799 people2006: 1,119,868 people2007: 1,137,729 people2008: 1,151,245 people2009: 1,104,930 people2010: 1,058,829 people2011: 1,033,285 people2012: 1,039,646 people2013: 1,019,762 people2014: 1,005,662 people2015: 1,007,753 people2016: 1,000,347 people2017: 995,587 people2018: 994,948 people2019: 982,724 people2020: 982,835 people2021: 950,956 people2022: 962,817 people2023: 968,514 people2024: 960,324 people2025: 948,428 people
Change over the period: −320,431 (−25.25%) Average annual rate: -0.83 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 948,428 people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Northern Europe computed 56.88M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 948,428 −11,896 −1.24%
2024 960,324 −8,190 −0.85%
2023 968,514 +5,697 +0.59%
2022 962,817 +11,861 +1.25%
2021 950,956 −31,879 −3.24%
2020 982,835 +111 +0.01%
2019 982,724 −12,224 −1.23%
2018 994,948 −639 −0.06%
2017 995,587 −4,760 −0.48%
2016 1M −7,406 −0.73%
2015 1.01M +2,091 +0.21%
2014 1.01M −14,100 −1.38%
2013 1.02M −19,884 −1.91%
2012 1.04M +6,361 +0.62%
2011 1.03M −25,544 −2.41%
2010 1.06M −46,101 −4.17%
2009 1.1M −46,315 −4.02%
2008 1.15M +13,516 +1.19%
2007 1.14M +17,861 +1.59%
2006 1.12M +28,069 +2.57%
2005 1.09M −5,553 −0.51%
2004 1.1M +870 +0.08%
2003 1.1M −19,320 −1.73%
2002 1.12M +21,906 +2%
2001 1.09M −645 −0.06%
2000 1.09M −31,980 −2.84%
1999 1.13M −25,074 −2.18%
1998 1.15M −9,510 −0.82%
1997 1.16M −16,186 −1.37%
1996 1.18M −14,206 −1.19%
1995 1.19M −17,841 −1.48%
1994 1.21M −28,111 −2.27%
1993 1.24M −27,142 −2.15%
1992 1.26M +3,513 +0.28%
1991 1.26M −7,781 −0.61%
1990 1.27M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.