Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 3.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, 2009–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.8% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.
The figure is down 40.6% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia peaked at 13.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Latvia 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.9% | — |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +87.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -35.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -72.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +204.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 2.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 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 3.8% 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 13.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 43 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 66.7%. 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 country of birth (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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