Population living in slums in Latvia
Latvia: Population living in slums was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Latvia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Latvia peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
That places Latvia 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Latvia?
- Population living in slums in Latvia was 0.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for population living in slums?
- Latvia ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.