At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia peaked at 14.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.9% | — |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +63.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 14.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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