In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia
Latvia: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.8%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2009
All-time low
15.1%
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia is 18.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia peaked at 26.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.3% | — |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -26.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +41.1% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | -11.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 18.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 18.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 26.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 15.1% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Latvia was 18.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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