Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia
Latvia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 39 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 of poverty or in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1% | — |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +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 | 16.0% | +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 10.6%, 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 | 12.7% | 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)
- 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 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 39 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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