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🇱🇻 Latvia in official data
How Latvia is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Temporary employees: Latvia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (2.5 %, 2025).
- Severe housing deprivation rate: Latvia has the highest value in the EU (11.6 %, 2023).
- Deaths due to homicide: Latvia has the highest value in the EU (2.51 /100k, 2023).
- Life expectancy at birth: Latvia has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (76.4 years, 2024).
- Overcrowding rate: Latvia has the 2nd highest value in the EU (38.9 %, 2025).
- Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband: Latvia has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (10.9 %, 2025).
- Business R&D expenditure (BERD): Latvia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (0.36 % GDP, 2024).
- Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare: Latvia has the 3rd highest value in the EU (32.0 %, 2024).
- Poverty reduction by social transfers: Latvia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (22.0 %, 2025).
- Households covered by very high capacity broadband: Latvia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (66.7 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 94.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 48.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 64.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 3.3 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 42 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 80.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 76 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 122.8 2008=100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 17,450 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 46.2 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.4 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 7.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 32.0 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 4.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 24.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 22.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 5.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 38.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 11.6 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 4.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 5.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 5.2 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.90 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 78.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 2.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 1.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 9.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 40.0 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 14.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 11.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 2.71 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 248 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 6.0 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 16.5 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 4.3 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 10.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 66.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 98.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 5.4 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 2.51 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 19.8 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 6.1 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered less in Latvia than on average in the OECD: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students was 75 points in maths, against 93, and more disadvantaged students reached the top quarter.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Latvia is cited far less often than the EU average (24th in the EU), and less of it is co-written with foreign researchers (23rd).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Latvia as "open", the best of its five levels.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Latvia 17th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, down from 15th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Latvia 21st of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 18th for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Latvia took an estimated 244 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, up from 204 in 2023.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Latvia’s government at 69.3 out of 100 in 2025, up from 66.8 in 2023.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Latvia’s roads 95th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.3 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Latvia took 33 minutes on average, the longest in the EU, against an EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Most people in Latvia can reach work or study without a car: 81.3% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, well above the EU average.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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