Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia
Latvia: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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, 3.0%, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 27th of 39 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 by at in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9% | — |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +47.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -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 6.3%, 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% | 3.0% | 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)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % 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 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 39 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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