Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia
Latvia: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia is 3.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia peaked at 19.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.1% | — |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 7.6% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 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 persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Latvia was 3.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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