Poverty and social exclusion in Latvia

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Latvia

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Latvia
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	24.7%	2025	6th highest of 27	+5.9 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	4.8%	2025	13th highest of 27	+0.3 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Latvia stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 6th highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 13th highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	24.7
2024	24.3
2023	25.6
2022	26.0
2021	26.1
2020	25.1
2019	26.7
2018	28.4
2017	28.5
2016	28.2
2015	30.0

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	4.8
2024	5.3
2023	6.2
2022	7.8
2021	5.3
2020	7.0
2019	7.5
2018	10.4
2017	12.9
2016	12.6
2015	15.4

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Latvia, 2025: 24.7%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/latvia, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.