Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia peaked at 21.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.7% | — |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia was 14.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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