ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Latvia

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4 %
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
27th
of 66 countries
All-time high
5.05 %
in 2022
All-time low
1.83 %
in 2006
Years of data
16
1998–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Latvia, 1998–2023

02461998201020231998: 2.4 %1999: 2.7 %2002: 4.4 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 1.8 %2007: 2.4 %2008: 1.9 %2012: 3.3 %2014: 3.1 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.3 %2020: 2.9 %2021: 4.2 %2022: 5 %2023: 4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in 2023.

That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Latvia peaked at 5.05 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.83 %, in 2006.

That places Latvia 27th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in Latvia, 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 2.38 %
1999 2.74 % +15.1%
2002 4.42 % +61.3%
2005 2.46 % -44.3%
2006 1.83 % -25.6%
2007 2.4 % +31.1%
2008 1.91 % -20.4%
2012 3.32 % +73.8%
2014 3.06 % -7.8%
2015 3.64 % +19.0%
2016 3.71 % +1.9%
2017 3.3 % -11.1%
2020 2.93 % -11.2%
2021 4.17 % +42.3%
2022 5.05 % +21.1%
2023 4 % -20.8%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 4 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 4 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.73 %, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.56 % 2.38 % 2.74 % 2
2000s 2.6 % 1.83 % 4.42 % 5
2010s 3.41 % 3.06 % 3.71 % 5
2020s 4.04 % 2.93 % 5.05 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Latvia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Latvia was 4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 % in 2006.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
Latvia ranks 27th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 data points, 1992–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.