Share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia
Latvia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 22.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia, 2004–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia stood at 22.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia peaked at 26.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 19th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 26.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.4% | 3 |
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 of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Latvia was 22.5% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.