Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Latvia
Latvia: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 38.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Latvia is 38.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Latvia peaked at 60.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, 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 by income quintile - total population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.3% | — |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 38.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 38.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.3% | 60.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 36.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 38.9% | 42.5% | 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 - total population in Latvia?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Latvia was 38.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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