Part-time employment in Latvia
7.8% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Latvia worked part-time in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
7.8%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
21st of 34
Part-time employment in Latvia over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6%b (break in time series) | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 10.2% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 9.1%b (break in time series) | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 7.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Usual weekly working hours
38.7 hours per week
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
78.2%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.9%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.3%
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