Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Latvia
Latvia: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 6.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6.3 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Latvia peaked at 12.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3 | — |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6 | +70.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 10 | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 7.4 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 7 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +70.3% | 7.4 | 12.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.88 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.45 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Latvia?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Latvia was 6.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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