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
Latvia recorded 4.3 for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in 2025.
The figure 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.
That places Latvia 44th 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: 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.8, 17% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
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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