Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia
Latvia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia is 10.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia peaked at 17.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.5% | — |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Latvia was 10.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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