At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type was 28.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28.4
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
6th
of 49 countries
All-time high
31
in 2009
All-time low
25.6
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 28.4 for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia peaked at 31 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.6, in 2012.
That places Latvia 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … type in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.9 | — |
| 2006 | 28 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.3 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 31 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 26.8 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 25.6 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 25.8 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.3 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.8 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 28.4 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 30 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 29.1 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 27.9 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 28.4 | +1.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 28.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.4, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 28.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.4, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.54 | 25.9 | 31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.59 | 25.6 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.05 | 27.9 | 30.5 | 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)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Latvia was 28.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6 in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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