Latvia Poverty Rate 2004-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Latvia poverty rate for 2021 was 2.10%, a 0.4% decline from 2020.
  • Latvia poverty rate for 2020 was 2.50%, a 0.1% decline from 2019.
  • Latvia poverty rate for 2019 was 2.60%, a 0.4% decline from 2018.
  • Latvia poverty rate for 2018 was 3.00%, a 1.5% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.90%
Argentina 11.40%
Uruguay 6.70%
Israel 3.50%
Greece 2.90%
Slovak Republic 2.40%
Hungary 2.20%
Latvia 2.10%
Spain 1.90%
Croatia 1.80%
Italy 1.70%
Portugal 1.70%
Sweden 1.40%
Lithuania 1.20%
Austria 1.10%
United States 1.00%
Poland 0.90%
Estonia 0.70%
United Kingdom 0.70%
France 0.50%
South Korea 0.50%
Ireland 0.30%
Denmark 0.30%
Netherlands 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Cyprus 0.10%
Slovenia 0.10%
Finland 0.10%
Latvia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 2.10% -0.40%
2020 2.50% -0.10%
2019 2.60% -0.40%
2018 3.00% -1.50%
2017 4.50% -0.10%
2016 4.60% -0.30%
2015 4.90% -2.20%
2014 7.10% -1.00%
2013 8.10% -2.30%
2012 10.40% -0.80%
2011 11.20% -0.70%
2010 11.90% 0.20%
2009 11.70% 3.80%
2008 7.90% 1.80%
2007 6.10% -3.30%
2006 9.40% -7.90%
2005 17.30% -2.00%
2004 19.30% -2.00%