Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia
Latvia: Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4.8% for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia peaked at 15.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.4% | — |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 261.5%, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 236.0%, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.5% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More urban development data for Latvia
- Population in the largest city 48.6% (2025)
- Population density 29.99 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- 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 severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia?
- Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Latvia was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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