Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia peaked at 9.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 12th 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 | 9.3% | — |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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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 2.6% 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 9.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Latvia ranks 12th 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 63.9%. 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 income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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