Share of people living: total population … degree in Latvia
Latvia: Share of people living: total population … degree was 4.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Latvia stood at 4.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Latvia peaked at 11 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … degree in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.8 | — |
| 2006 | 1.7 | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8 | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1 | +113.2% |
| 2012 | 11 | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6 | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3 | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living: total population … degree 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 | +113.2% | 3.8 | 8.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 | 1.7 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.82 | 3.8 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4 | 4.8 | 6 |
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- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.86 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.86 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 350.46 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 12,887 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 30 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.86 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 12,887 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Latvia?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Latvia was 4.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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