Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia
Latvia: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.4%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2010
All-time low
5.5%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia stood at 6.4%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia peaked at 12.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2008.
That places Latvia 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +70.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2129 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,601 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2098 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,519 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Latvia was 6.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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