Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 2.9% 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 2.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia peaked at 9.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 10th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 9.4% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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- 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 2.9% 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 9.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Latvia ranks 10th 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 56.7%. 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 most frequent activity status (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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