Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia is 1.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia peaked at 7.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 14th of 47 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 | 7.8% | — |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
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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 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 1.8% 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 7.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 47 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 67.3%. 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 tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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