Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia
Latvia: Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization was 17.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.6
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
13th
of 34 countries
All-time high
57.7
in 2010
All-time low
17.6
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 17.6 for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia peaked at 57.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.6, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 13th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 57.7 | — |
| 2011 | 57.6 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.7 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 52.7 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 46.2 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 40.1 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 35.1 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 36.3 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6 | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.6 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 19.7 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 22.7 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 19.3 | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 17.6 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.57 | 20.7 | 57.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.87 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More urban development data for Latvia
- Population in the largest city 48.6% (2025)
- Population density 30.27 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 615,764 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,345 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 89.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 4.69 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 44.99 (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 4,920 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia?
- Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Latvia was 17.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. 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 Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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