Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia stood at 67.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.3% | — |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.7% | 60.3% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.4% | 82.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia was 67.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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