Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Latvia
Latvia: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 was 3.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.8
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
29th
of 41 countries
All-time high
7.9
in 2015
All-time low
3
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.8 for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia peaked at 7.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 29th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9 | — |
| 2016 | 5.7 | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3 | +47.2% |
| 2024 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -24.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.35, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia was 3.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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 Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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