Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 was 6.57 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Latvia, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Latvia is 6.57, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Latvia peaked at 20.7 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 1991.
Latvia ranks 32nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7 | — |
| 1992 | 6.6 | +144.4% |
| 1993 | 16.7 | +153.0% |
| 1994 | 18.7 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.7 | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 14.9 | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 14.45 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 13.79 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.21 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.82 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.83 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.06 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 11.71 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 10.03 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 7.03 | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 6.05 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 7.74 | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 17.52 | +126.3% |
| 2010 | 19.48 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 16.21 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 15.05 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 11.87 | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 10.85 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.87 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 9.64 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.71 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 7.41 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 6.31 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 7.51 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.82 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.46 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.9 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 6.57 | -4.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.81, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +153.0% | 6.6 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | +144.4% | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | +126.3% | 7.74 | 17.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.17 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4 | 6.05 | 17.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.54 | 6.31 | 19.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 | 6.46 | 8.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Latvia?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Latvia was 6.57 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 1991.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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