Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 1.81 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia is 1.81 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia peaked at 1.94 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 937,959, in 1993.
That places Latvia 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 937,959 | 1.23 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.51 million | 1.94 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.66 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.79 million | 1.82 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 31.88 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1213 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1903 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Latvia was 1.81 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 937,959 in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Latvia ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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