Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Latvia
Latvia: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 26.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Latvia, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 26.0% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Latvia peaked at 40.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 9th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.1% | — |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 34.2% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 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
- 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Latvia?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Latvia was 26.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu 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 Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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