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
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Latvia is 10.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is 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.
Latvia ranks 28th of 43 countries on this measure, 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
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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