Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia
Latvia: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia is 7.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia peaked at 21.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.5% | — |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -15.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 7.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.3% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 6 |
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 persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Latvia was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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 Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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