Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) … risk in Latvia
Latvia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) … risk was 67.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 67.7 for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
That places Latvia 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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) … risk in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.3 | — |
| 2016 | 62.2 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 62.9 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63 | +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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 67.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.75, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 67.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.45, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.66 | 60.3 | 64.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.92 | 66.4 | 82.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
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 46 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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