Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 24.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Latvia, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 24.7% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Latvia peaked at 40.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 15th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 24.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 24.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.6% | 27.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26.1% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Latvia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Latvia was 24.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).