Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Latvia
Latvia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 was 16.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia is 16.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia peaked at 16.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.9, in 2019.
That places Latvia 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1 | — |
| 2016 | 13 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.9 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 16.8 | +5.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 16.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.65, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 16.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.68 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 13.7 | 16.8 | 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 single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia was 16.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent 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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