Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia
Latvia: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia stood at 27.1%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia peaked at 43.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2012.
That places Latvia 1st out of 47 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 household type - total population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.8% | — |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 43.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 15.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 27.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Latvia was 27.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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