Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, Latvia's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 1.7% compared to 2024, reaching 52.8.

Latvia accounts for 72.4% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Latvia ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.7% (from 59.1 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.