Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia
Latvia: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 60.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia stood at 60.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia peaked at 64.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2011.
That places Latvia 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.6% | — |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 60.5% | -3.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 60.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.8%, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 60.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 56.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 57.5% | 64.4% | 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 share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Latvia was 60.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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