Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 5.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia peaked at 19.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.5% | — |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.4% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia was 5.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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