At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2009
All-time low
17.6%
in 2015
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia peaked at 22.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.2% | — |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 6 Bulgaria 20.6% compare
- 7 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
- 8 Latvia 19.0% compare
- 10 France 18.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 17.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 22.0% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 28.2% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 11.3% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 24.7% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 4.8% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 7.3% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 26.0% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 31.5% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 27.7% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 0.75 Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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