Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Latvia
Latvia: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 24 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Latvia stood at 24 Hours per week. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Latvia peaked at 33 Hours per week in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24 Hours per week, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 Hours per week | — |
| 2006 | 30 Hours per week | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 33 Hours per week | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 30 Hours per week | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 26 Hours per week | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 25 Hours per week | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 Hours per week | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 27 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 Hours per week | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 29 Hours per week | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30 Hours per week | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 30 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29 Hours per week | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 28 Hours per week | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 28 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 Hours per week | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 24 Hours per week | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4 Hours per week | 26 Hours per week | 33 Hours per week | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.6 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 30 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.17 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 29 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Latvia?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Latvia was 24 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 Hours per week in 2007.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 Hours per week in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.