Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia
Latvia: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia is 45.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia peaked at 65.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2012.
That places Latvia 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.1% | — |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.5% | 65.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 32.8% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 45.0% | 47.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia was 45.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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