Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia
Latvia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.34 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.34
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
199th
of 229 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 1987
All-time low
1.1
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia is 1.34, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia peaked at 2.18 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1998.
That places Latvia 199th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.08 | — |
| 1951 | 2.01 | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 1.94 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.85 | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 1.92 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 1.88 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.84 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 1.87 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.92 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 1.92 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.96 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.92 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.85 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.81 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.73 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 1.79 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.82 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.86 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.88 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.96 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.02 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.95 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.98 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.95 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.91 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.85 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.87 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.95 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1 | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.11 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.06 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.17 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.18 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.14 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.99 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.84 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.72 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.37 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.65 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.74 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.55 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.57 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.47 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 | 1.84 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.86 | 1.73 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 | 1.85 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 1.87 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 | 1.1 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.22 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.34 | 1.57 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Latvia was 1.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Latvia ranks 199th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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