Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia
Latvia: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia, 2005–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia peaked at 2.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -39.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +28.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +70.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 10 Republic of Moldova 2.4% compare
- 11 Türkiye 2.3% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 2.2% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% compare
- 15 Poland 2.1% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 2.0% compare
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Latvia was 2.2% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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