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

Latest (2025)
14.5%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
28th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2022
All-time low
14.5%
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Latvia, 2015–2025

051015202015202020252015: 15.7 Percentage2016: 15.8 Percentage2017: 16.4 Percentage2018: 15.5 Percentage2019: 18.2 Percentage2020: 16.3 Percentage2021: 18.3 Percentage2022: 21 Percentage2023: 18 Percentage2024: 15.8 Percentage2025: 14.5 Percentage

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.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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

Annual values for 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) in Latvia, 2015 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.3% 15.5% 18.2% 5
2020s 17.3% 14.5% 21.0% 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 25 Serbia 16.0% compare
  2. 26 Netherlands 15.1% compare
  3. 26 Netherlands 15.1% compare
  4. 28 Latvia 14.5% compare
  5. 30 North Macedonia 13.2% compare
  6. 31 Czechia 12.6% compare

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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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Indicator
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)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 395 data points, 2015–2025
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