Households with broadband access in Latvia
Latvia: Households with broadband access was 89.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Households with broadband access in Latvia, 2006–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 89.5% for households with broadband access in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with broadband access in Latvia peaked at 89.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Households with broadband access in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.5% | — |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +2.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 89.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.8%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 89.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.9%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households with broadband access in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.9% | 22.5% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 22.5% | 50.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 52.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with broadband access in Latvia?
- Households with broadband access in Latvia was 89.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households with broadband access recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households with broadband access recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for households with broadband access?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households with broadband access rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 Households with broadband access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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