Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within was 5.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5.4 for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia peaked at 13.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2025.
That places Latvia 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.8 | — |
| 2009 | 12.1 | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 13.3 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 8.4 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5 | +48.8% |
| 2015 | 8 | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 5.4 | -38.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.4, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.8, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.95 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.88 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 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 distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia?
- Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Latvia was 5.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within a four-year period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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