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Minimum income level (illustrative values), euro per month

Minimum income level (illustrative values), euro per month

Dataset
MIG010
Most recent data for 2017
Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, ..., 2017 (14)
Indicator: Single person household, Two adults with two children younger than 14 years (2)
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Share of persons under minimum income level by statistical regions of Latvia (%)

Share of persons under minimum income level by statistical regions of Latvia (%)

Dataset
MIG020
Most recent data for 2017
Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, ..., 2017 (14)
Region: Total, Riga region, Pierīga region, Vidzeme region, ..., Latgale region (7)
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Share of persons under minimum income level by age and gender (%)

Share of persons under minimum income level by age and gender (%)

Dataset
MIG030
Most recent data for 2017
Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, ..., 2017 (14)
Age group: Total, 0-17, 0-59, 0-64, ..., 75+ (13)
Sex: Total, Males, Females (3)
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Publications and press releases

Monetary poverty and income inequality indicators in 2018

Decline in population at risk of poverty

Press Release
Published:

434 thousand persons or 22.9 % of the population of Latvia were at risk of poverty in 2018 – 0.4 percentage points less than in 2017.

People at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Latvia in 2018, in Latvian

People at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Latvia in 2018, in Latvian

Publication
None
Published:

The informative leaflet reflects at-risk of poverty rate and social exclusion indicators in Latvia, as well as dimensions of indicator (at-risk-of-poverty rate, low work intensity, severe material deprivation) are analysed based on the data acquired via annual survey European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC 2019). The leaflet contains tables and charts, as well as description of indicators characterising poverty and social exclusion.

Household disposable income in 2018

In 2018, household disposable income increased by 11.7 %

Press Release
Published:

Compared to 2017, in 2018 household disposable income increased by 11.7 %, reaching 546 euros per household member monthly. For the second year in a row, the growth rate of population income has been above 10 % (11.8 % – in 2017).

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EU data on poverty and inequality

Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on its webpage publishes information on monetary poverty and income inequality indicators in EU Member States. Section - Income distribution and monetary poverty.