At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia

Latvia: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
14.0%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
42nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2011
All-time low
14.0%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025

At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia, 2005–2025

01020302005201520252005: 18.3 Percentage2006: 20.9 Percentage2007: 18.3 Percentage2008: 25.5 Percentage2009: 24.9 Percentage2010: 28.8 Percentage2011: 29.1 Percentage2012: 24.1 Percentage2013: 22.8 Percentage2014: 26.4 Percentage2015: 24.5 Percentage2016: 15.4 Percentage2017: 18.3 Percentage2018: 23.9 Percentage2019: 19.3 Percentage2020: 20.7 Percentage2021: 25 Percentage2022: 15.5 Percentage2023: 16.3 Percentage2024: 14.5 Percentage2025: 14 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 14.0% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia peaked at 29.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2025.

Latvia ranks 42nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) in Latvia, 2005 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2005 18.3%
2006 20.9% +14.2%
2007 18.3% -12.4%
2008 25.5% +39.3%
2009 24.9% -2.4%
2010 28.8% +15.7%
2011 29.1% +1.0%
2012 24.1% -17.2%
2013 22.8% -5.4%
2014 26.4% +15.8%
2015 24.5% -7.2%
2016 15.4% -37.1%
2017 18.3% +18.8%
2018 23.9% +30.6%
2019 19.3% -19.2%
2020 20.7% +7.3%
2021 25.0% +20.8%
2022 15.5% -38.0%
2023 16.3% +5.2%
2024 14.5% -11.0%
2025 14.0% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.6% 18.3% 25.5% 5
2010s 23.3% 15.4% 29.1% 10
2020s 17.7% 14.0% 25.0% 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 39 Norway 20.7% compare
  2. 40 Malta 19.3% compare
  3. 41 Iceland 18.4% compare
  4. 42 Latvia 14.0% compare
  5. 44 Hungary 9.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia?
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia was 14.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
Latvia ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 891 data points, 2003–2025
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