Share of people living: total population … tenure in Latvia
Latvia: Share of people living: total population … tenure was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 10.5 for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in 2025.
The figure 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 tenure status in Latvia peaked at 13.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 42nd of 49 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 … tenure in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.1 | — |
| 2006 | 3.8 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 5 | +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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 10.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.05, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 10.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.5, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living: total population … tenure 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 | 4.42 | 3.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.43 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 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 tenure status in Latvia?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Latvia was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 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 tenure status 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 tenure status?
- Latvia ranks 42nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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