Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Latvia

The youth unemployment rate in Latvia was 14.8% in 2025.

Measure: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvia, 2025 14.8% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 13.6%
European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 18th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Latvia over time

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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2025 14.8% 15.2%
2024 13.6% 15.0%
2023 12.3% 14.6%
2022 15.3% 14.6%
2021 14.8% 16.7%
2020 14.9% 17.6%
2019 12.7% 15.7%
2018 12.2% 16.7%
2017 17.0% 18.6%
2016 17.5% 20.7%
2015 16.3% 22.4%
2014 19.6% 24.1%
2013 23.2% 25.2%
2012 28.5% 24.4%
2011 31.0% 22.5%
2010 36.2% 22.4%
2009 33.4% 21.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 13.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 16.3%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
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une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Latvia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat