Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household in Latvia
Latvia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household was 45.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 45.1 for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia peaked at 66.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.7, in 2015.
That places Latvia 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.7 | — |
| 2016 | 49.1 | +77.3% |
| 2017 | 46.3 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 36.9 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 46.7 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 56.1 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 44.5 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 66.6 | +49.7% |
| 2023 | 54.3 | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 38.8 | -28.5% |
| 2025 | 45.1 | +16.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 45.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.2, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 45.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.15, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.34 | 27.7 | 49.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.9 | 38.8 | 66.6 | 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 impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Latvia was 45.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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