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The poverty and income inequality indicators in Latvia are among the highest in the European Union, which indicates its social stratification and polarisation. The mathematic calculations show that there is a risk that the number of low-income individuals might gradually increase over the next years and their number may be estimated at 372 thousand in 2015. However, any forecast on the number of low-income individuals can be considerably affected by changes in wages, the unemployment rate, labour emigration, and t...