Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia
Latvia: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or was 52.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 52.1% for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia peaked at 60.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57.5% | — |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.5% | 60.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 58.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia was 52.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 overcrowded households 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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