In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Latvia
Latvia: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.7%
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
34th
of 49 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2006
All-time low
12.2%
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 13.7% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Latvia peaked at 20.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.9% | — |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +44.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | +12.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 13.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 13.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 12.2% | 19.6% | 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 months worked in Latvia?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Latvia was 13.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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