Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7.8% for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia peaked at 21.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.5% | — |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.3% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 22.0% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 28.2% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 11.3% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 24.7% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 4.8% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 7.3% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 26.0% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 31.5% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 19.0% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 27.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of in Latvia was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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 who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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