Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia
Latvia: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population living in slums in Latvia is 0.75, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Latvia peaked at 2.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 2024.
That places Latvia 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.23 | — |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.03 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.89 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.95 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.82 | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.75 | -8.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08, 9.4× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.75 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24, 3.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.76 | 2.23 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 3 |
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 urban population living in slums in Latvia?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia was 0.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Latvia ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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