EU 6.01
· European ranking
11 / 23
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Latvia: Severe Material Deprivation
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
4.80% of people
EU 6.01 · -1.2 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate TESPM030
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Internal regions
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At a glance
Latvia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Severe material and social deprivation rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Latvia
In Latvia, Severe deprivation is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 4.8% versus 6.0% in 2025, with a gap of 1.2 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Latvia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 7.00% in 2020 to 4.80% in 2025. The latest step, from 5.30% in 2024 to 4.80% in 2025, confirms the improvement. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
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. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.