Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia
Latvia: Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by was 75.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia is 75.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia peaked at 75.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.4% | — |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 75.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.4%, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 75.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.8%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 47.4% | 60.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 59.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.4% | 75.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More urban development data for Latvia
- Population in the largest city 48.6% (2025)
- Population density 30.27 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 615,764 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,345 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 89.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 4.69 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 44.99 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 4,920 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia?
- Material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Latvia was 75.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by number of item of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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