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Aging, inequality, and lack of labor force named as Latvia's challenges in next 5 years
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When asked to name the challenges Latvia will have to face in the coming five years, 52% of respondents mentioned aging, 42% – social inequality, 39% – lack of labor force, 31% – unemployment, 29% – poor economic situation.
Meanwhile, one-fourth of respondents said Latvia will face a large number of immigrants in the coming five years, 21% – economic competition with other countries, 16% – tense geopolitical situation, 13% – disagreements among representatives of different ethnicities.
When asked to describe life in Latvia after five years, 35% of respondents said it will get better. 17% of respondents were pessimistic and said that life will be tougher, while 30% said that nothing will change in Latvia after five years.
"DNB Latvia Barometer" is carried out on a monthly basis. The survey is made up of two parts of poll questions – one that is constant and featured in every survey, and the other that deals with the latest developments in Latvia.
The latest survey was conducted from January 9 to 24. A total of 1,000 respondents, aged between 18 and 74, were interviewed.
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