Overcrowding rate in Latvia
38.9% of people in Latvia lived in an overcrowded home in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Latvia, 2025
38.9%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
4th of 31
Overcrowding 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 | 38.9% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 41.9% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 43.2% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 41.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 39.8% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 37.7% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 36.6% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 43.7% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 55.7% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 56.3% | – |
| 2008 | 57.4% | – |
| 2007 | 60.0% | – |
| 2006 | 59.9% | – |
| 2005 | 60.3% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 39.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 41.4%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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