Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Latvia
Latvia: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Latvia stood at 8.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Latvia peaked at 10.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.9% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -41.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +46.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 5.0% | 10.2% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Latvia?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Latvia was 8.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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