Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia
Latvia: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population living in slums in Latvia is 0.8%, 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 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
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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)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % 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 0.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% 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 United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by 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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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).