European ranking
10 / 29
Worsened by 3 positions since the previous year
Latvia: Material and social deprivation rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Latvia
Current reading for Material and social deprivation rate in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Material and social deprivation rate
Latest value
11.30 Percent of people
Compared with Europe
-0.1 puntos
Latvia is 0.1 points below the European average.
EU: 11.38
Affected population
≈ 0.21 million people affected
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Material and social deprivation rate
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At a glance
Latvia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Material and social deprivation rate, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Latvia
In Latvia, Material deprivation is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 11.3% versus 11.4% in 2025, a gap of 0.1 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Latvia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 14.80% in 2020 to 11.30% in 2025. The latest step, from 10.90% in 2024 to 11.30% in 2025, reverses the previous direction and shows recent deterioration.
Reading within the topic
In Latvia, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.