Number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia
Latvia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 1.88 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.88 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
110th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.56 million people
in 1993
All-time low
1.87 million people
in 2022
Years of data
23
1993–2023
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.88 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia peaked at 2.56 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million people, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 110th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.56 million people | — |
| 1995 | 2.43 million people | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.36 million people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million people | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.17 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.14 million people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.88 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.87 million people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million people | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.88 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.88 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.45 million people | 2.36 million people | 2.56 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.16 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.18 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million people | 1.91 million people | 2.04 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million people | 1.87 million people | 1.89 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Latvia was 1.88 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million people in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Latvia ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.