Poverty & Inequality in Latvia 157 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 8,365 people 2023 down 73.0% 103rd Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.81 million people 2023 up 5.1% 89th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 693,765 people 2023 up 172.0% 59th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 43.6% 2023 down 42.6% 88th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 2.8% 2023 down 72.3% 90th Number of people living in extreme poverty 1.88 million people 2023 down 5.4% 110th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 8,365 people 2023 down 73.0% 103rd Number of people living in extreme poverty 8,365 people 2023 down 73.0% 103rd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 2.8% 2023 down 72.3% 90th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 7.0% 2023 down 16.0% 47th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 12.3% 2023 down 10.9% 51st Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 17.7% 2023 down 4.0% 68th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 63.2% 2023 down 27.7% 89th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.7% 2023 down 75.6% 88th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 80th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 4.0% 2023 down 72.2% 90th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 8,365 people 2023 down 73.0% 103rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 693,765 people 2023 up 172.0% 59th Gini coefficient 0.3397 2023 down 4.3% 58th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.4% 2023 down 71.1% 78th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 22.5% 2022 up 16.0% 19th Share of population living below national poverty lines 22.5% 2022 up 16.0% 19th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.7% 2023 down 69.6% 46th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.78 million people 2021 up 18.7% 80th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.4% 2021 down 59.4% 73rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 54.5% 2021 down 38.4% 90th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.4% 2021 down 59.4% 73rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 7,405 people 2021 down 62.8% 92nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.7% 2021 down 75.0% 81st Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.7% 2021 down 80.4% 87th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.4% 2021 down 61.4% 74th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 28.1% 2023 down 4.1% 28th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 18.2% 2023 down 9.3% 29th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 22.5% 2022 up 16.0% 19th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 31.5% 2025 down 9.7% 26th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 19.0% 2025 up 8.0% 8th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 27.7% 2025 down 5.8% 14th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 0.75 Number 2025 down 63.1% 20th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 6.4% 2025 down 12.3% 13th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 13.7% 2025 down 9.3% 32nd In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 18.8% 2025 up 2.2% 10th Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 81.6% 2025 up 0.5% 16th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 8.6% 2025 up 65.4% 3rd Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 17.8% 2025 down 22.3% 34th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 29.3% 2025 down 14.8% 35th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 3.6% 2025 down 62.5% 41st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 5.0% 2023 down 39.0% 37th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0032 2024 — 34th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 8.6% 2025 down 63.7% 16th Subjective poverty by sex and age 20.0% 2025 down 53.2% 16th Subjective poverty by tenure status 20.0% 2025 down 53.2% 16th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 — 27th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →