Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia
Latvia: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 2.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.8% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia peaked at 48.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 90th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 48.0% | — |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -34.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +52.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 35.5% | 48.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 7.3% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 3.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Latvia was 2.8% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Latvia ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.