Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia
Latvia: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 1,838 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,838 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,961 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
1,838 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia is 1,838 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia peaked at 1,961 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,838 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 34th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,961 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,943 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,925 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,912 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,896 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,885 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,872 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,854 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,859 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,848 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,838 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1,838 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1,838 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,927 Thousand persons | 1,896 Thousand persons | 1,961 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,859 Thousand persons | 1,838 Thousand persons | 1,885 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 31 Albania 2,762 Thousand persons compare
- 32 Slovenia 2,090 Thousand persons compare
- 32 Slovenia 2,090 Thousand persons compare
- 34 Latvia 1,838 Thousand persons compare
- 36 North Macedonia 1,823 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 1,353 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 1,353 Thousand persons 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Latvia was 1,838 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,961 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,838 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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