Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Latvia's youth unemployment rate stands at 12.95% as of 2025-12-31, down from 13.61% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Latvia's youth unemployment rate was 12.95%, down from 13.61% in 2024.
In 2024, Latvia's youth unemployment rate was 13.61%, up from 12.32% in 2023.
In 2023, Latvia's youth unemployment rate was 12.32%, down from 15.27% in 2022.
In 2022, Latvia's youth unemployment rate was 15.27%, up from 14.79% in 2021.
In 2021, Latvia's youth unemployment rate was 14.79%, down from 14.87% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.95% | -0.664% |
| 2024 | 13.61% | +1.29% |
| 2023 | 12.32% | -2.95% |
| 2022 | 15.27% | +0.485% |
| 2021 | 14.79% | -0.083% |
| 2020 | 14.87% | +2.45% |
| 2019 | 12.42% | +0.223% |
| 2018 | 12.19% | -4.78% |
| 2017 | 16.97% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.27% | +0.955% |
| 2015 | 16.32% | -3.28% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -3.64% |
| 2013 | 23.24% | -5.33% |
| 2012 | 28.56% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.07% | -5.17% |
| 2010 | 36.24% | +2.81% |
| 2009 | 33.43% | +19.78% |
| 2008 | 13.65% | +3.09% |
| 2007 | 10.56% | -3.05% |
| 2006 | 13.62% | -1.53% |
| 2005 | 15.14% | -6.66% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +1.38% |
| 2003 | 20.42% | -4.83% |
| 2002 | 25.25% | +1.09% |
| 2001 | 24.16% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 21.27% | -2.27% |
| 1999 | 23.53% | -3.42% |
| 1998 | 26.95% | -0.69% |
| 1997 | 27.64% | -10.61% |
| 1996 | 38.26% | +3.23% |
| 1995 | 35.02% | +0.707% |
| 1994 | 34.32% | +3.76% |
| 1993 | 30.56% | +18.45% |
| 1992 | 12.11% | +7.08% |
| 1991 | 5.03% | — |
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Latvia's youth unemployment rate is 12.95% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 13.61% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 38.26% (1996); the lowest is 5.03% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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