Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia
Latvia: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 10.5% for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2006.
That places Latvia 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.1% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +75.0% | 5.6% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 5.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and in Latvia was 10.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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