Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia
Latvia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 26.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia is 26.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia peaked at 40.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.2% | — |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.6% | 27.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.34 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Latvia was 26.0% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor