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
Latest (2020)
2.6%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
12th
of 46 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 2008
All-time low
2.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Latvia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.6% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Latvia 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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