Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia
Latvia: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 137 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia is 137, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia peaked at 874 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 137, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 27th of 36 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.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 874 | — |
| 2006 | 688 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 523 | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 416 | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 472 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 578 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 634 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 518 | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 480 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 379 | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 322 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 248 | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 218 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 182 | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 148 | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 137 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 594.6 | 416 | 874 | 5 |
| 2010s | 370.7 | 148 | 634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137 | 137 | 137 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.34 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,558 (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 revenues vs income inequality 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Latvia was 137 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 874 in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 137 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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