People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia
Latvia: People living in households with very low work intensity by income was 89 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
89 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 43 countries
All-time high
113 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
89 Thousand persons
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 89 Thousand persons for people living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia peaked at 113 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89 Thousand persons, in 2023.
That places Latvia 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 113 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 100 Thousand persons | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 104 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 104 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 104 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 106 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 92 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 96 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 89 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 91 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 89 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 89 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 383 Thousand persons, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 89 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 390 Thousand persons, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 105 Thousand persons | 100 Thousand persons | 113 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.83 Thousand persons | 89 Thousand persons | 106 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 317.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 243.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -83.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1255 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,301 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia was 89 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 113 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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