Distribution of households by household size in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of households by household size was 39.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.6
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
39.6
in 2025
All-time low
25.1
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Distribution of households by household size in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of households by household size in Latvia stood at 39.6. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households by household size in Latvia peaked at 39.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Distribution of households by household size in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.1 | — |
| 2006 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.4 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 29.6 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.8 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 30.8 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.9 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 34.9 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.6 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 36.5 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 37.7 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 38.6 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 39.6 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.92 | 25.1 | 29.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.78 | 29.3 | 35.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.03 | 34.6 | 39.6 | 6 |
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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)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households by household size in Latvia?
- Distribution of households by household size in Latvia was 39.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households by household size recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of households by household size recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of households by household size?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households by household size rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Distribution of households by household size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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