At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia
Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
31.0%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
41.5%
in 2006
All-time low
28.6%
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia stood at 31.0%.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia peaked at 41.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.8% | — |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +8.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 36.8% | 41.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.0% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 9 Netherlands 31.1% compare
- 9 Netherlands 31.1% compare
- 11 Latvia 31.0% compare
- 13 Germany 30.5% compare
- 14 Norway 29.3% compare
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 of persons living in single-person households in Latvia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Latvia was 31.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 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 of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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