Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia is 12.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia peaked at 16.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 54th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.9% | — |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +88.1% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 12.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 12.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +88.1% | 5.9% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 5.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Latvia was 12.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Latvia ranks 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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