Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Latvia
Latvia: Overcrowding rate: population without single-person was 41.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
41.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
6th
of 49 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2005
All-time low
39.6%
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Latvia is 41.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Latvia peaked at 62.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 6th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62.5% | — |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 41.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 41.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 58.9% | 62.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 39.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 41.9% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 327.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3105 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 239.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 203.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Latvia?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Latvia was 41.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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