Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 35.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 2005–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Latvia is 35.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 35.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2005.
That places Latvia 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.3% | — |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 25.3% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.3% | 35.0% | 9 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1132 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,979 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1151 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3,029 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6425 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 35.0% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.