Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia
Latvia: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 10.2% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia peaked at 16.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.2% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.0% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 26.74 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Latvia was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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