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 in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 14 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.
The figure is 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, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 44th of 46 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
| Year | Value | 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 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 15.5 | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 14.5 | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | -3.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 14 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.8, 49% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.58 | 18.3 | 25.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.26 | 15.4 | 29.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 | 14 | 25 | 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 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 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 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 46 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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