At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 17 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
24.5
in 2011
All-time low
8.8
in 2016
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Latvia stood at 17.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Latvia peaked at 24.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.8, in 2016.
That places Latvia 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 country of birth of their in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.7 | — |
| 2006 | 23.4 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.9 | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 19.8 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 24.5 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 22.2 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5 | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2 | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 14.4 | +63.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 15.6 | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3 | +93.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8 | -24.7% |
| 2025 | 17 | +1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.15, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.18 | 17.9 | 23.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.8 | 8.8 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 | 11.5 | 22.3 | 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 country of birth of their in Latvia?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Latvia was 17 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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