Latvia in numbers
Where Latvia stands among the 27 EU member states on income, jobs, prices and inequality, and who lives there. Every figure is a link to the Eurostat table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing, the page says so.
Reading Latvia's numbers
- Eurostat flags the latest Latvia figure as estimated or provisional, so it may be revised, for: Statutory minimum wage, adjusted for prices (2026-S2).
Where it stands in the EU
Most unusual measures first.
| Measure | Period | Latvia | EU | Among EU states with a figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income inequality (Gini)0 to 100, higher is more unequal | 2025 | 35.6 | 29.2 | 2nd highest of 27 |
| Top fifth earns this many times the bottom fifthincome quintile share ratio | 2025 | 6.68 | 4.62 | 2nd highest of 27 |
| GDP per headindex, EU = 100 | 2025 | 71 | 100 | 25th highest of 27 |
| GDP per head, adjusted for pricespurchasing power standard | 2025 | 29,519 | 41,699 | 25th highest of 27 |
| Unemployment rateages 15 to 74, both sexes | 2025 | 6.9% | 6.0% | joint 7th highest of 27 |
| Economic growthreal GDP, change on the year | 2025 | 2.1% | 1.4% | joint 11th highest of 27 |
Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.
Work and pay
The latest published figure for each measure.
| Measure | Period | Latvia | EU | Among EU states with a figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rateages 20 to 64, both sexes | 2025 | 78.2% | no figure published | 15th highest of 27 |
| Statutory minimum wageeuro per month | 2026-S2 | 780 | no EU figure loaded | not ranked |
| Statutory minimum wage, adjusted for pricespurchasing power standard per month | 2026-S2 | 938 | no EU figure loaded | not ranked |
Prices and housing
The latest published figure for each measure.
| Measure | Period | Latvia | EU | Among EU states with a figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price inflationall items, annual average change | 2025 | 3.8% | 2.5% | 6th highest of 27 |
| Housing and utilities pricesannual average change | 2025 | 3.3% | 2.8% | joint 13th highest of 27 |
| House pricesannual change in the house price index | 2025 | 7.6% | no figure published | 10th highest of 26 |
Income and poverty
The latest published figure for each measure.
Who lives here
On 1 January 2024, foreign citizens and stateless people made up 12.8%* of the people living in Latvia, against 9.6%* across the EU. Citizenship, birth and migration in Latvia → Compare the share across countries →
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* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.