Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia
Latvia: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.7%
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
28th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2005
All-time low
4.8%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5.7% for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2025.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Latvia was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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