Labour Force (Total) fell 3.39% to 0.955 mil in Latvia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Latvia reached an all time high of 1.23 mil in 1992 and an all time low of 0.955 mil in 2021. When compared to Latvia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Belarus amounted to 4.95 mil, 0.705 mil in Estonia, 1.48 mil in Lithuania and 72.4 mil in Russia in 2021.
Latvia has been ranked 144th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belarus | mil | 5.07 | 5.09 | 5.08 | 5.07 | 5.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | mil | 0.686 | 0.694 | 0.702 | 0.705 | 0.706 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | mil | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0.989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | mil | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.1 |
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