{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Latvia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Latvia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 14.8 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +1.2pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Latvia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Latvia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2025)","value":"14.8","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":33.4},{"period":"2010","value":36.2},{"period":"2011","value":31},{"period":"2012","value":28.5},{"period":"2013","value":23.2},{"period":"2014","value":19.6},{"period":"2015","value":16.3},{"period":"2016","value":17.5},{"period":"2017","value":17},{"period":"2018","value":12.2},{"period":"2019","value":12.7},{"period":"2020","value":14.9},{"period":"2021","value":14.8},{"period":"2022","value":15.3},{"period":"2023","value":12.3},{"period":"2024","value":13.6},{"period":"2025","value":14.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"14.8","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"13.6","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"14.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"14.9","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"-4.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"17.5","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"16.3","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"23.2","yoyChange":"-5.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"28.5","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"31.0","yoyChange":"-5.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"36.2","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"33.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Latvia from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 36.2 % of active youth (15–24) in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.2 in 2018. The latest reading of 14.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1.2pp."}]}