At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 22 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2009
All-time low
19
in 2011
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Latvia is 22, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Latvia peaked at 26.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2011.
That places Latvia 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.4 | — |
| 2006 | 23.5 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 21.2 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 25.9 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 26.4 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.9 | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 19 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 21.2 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 22.5 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 21.8 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.1 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.6 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 23.4 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 22.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.6 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.28 | 19.4 | 26.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.23 | 19 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.27 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Lithuania 22.6 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 21.9 compare
- 4 Bulgaria 21.2 compare
- 5 Montenegro 20 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.34 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,558 (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 revenues vs income inequality 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Latvia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Latvia was 22 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Latvia ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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