Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 117th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latvia was 0.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Latvia ranks 117th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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