Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia
5.7% of people in Latvia spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
5.7%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
20th of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 8.1% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 9.6% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | – |
| 2008 | 8.7% | – |
| 2007 | 9.9% | – |
| 2006 | 10.6% | – |
| 2005 | 12.8% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 6.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.1%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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House price change
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Average household size
2.2 people per household
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House prices, quarterly
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