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Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia

Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20255.7%
Change on 2024-1 pts
Rank16th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high12.82005
Series low4.82020

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Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia, 2005 to 2025

46810121420052008201120142017202020252005: 12.8 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 9.9 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.8 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 9.6 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 7 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 6.7 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 4.8 %2021: 4.9 %2022: 5.4 %2023: 7.2 %2024: 6.7 %2025: 5.7 %46810121420052012201920252005: 12.8 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 9.9 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.8 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 9.6 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 7 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 6.7 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 4.8 %2021: 4.9 %2022: 5.4 %2023: 7.2 %2024: 6.7 %2025: 5.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 21 values
Period%
20255.7
20246.7
20237.2
20225.4
20214.9
20204.8
20195.4
20186.7
20176.9
20167
20158.1
20149.6
201311.4
201211.2
201112.5
20109.8
20099.3
20088.7
20079.9
200610.6
200512.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Latvia5.7
European Union (27)7.7

Latvia compared with nearby places

Austria: 6.1 %Belgium: 6.7 %Bulgaria: 6.9 %Cyprus: 2.4 %Czechia: 8.2 %Germany: 11.2 %Denmark: 23.4 %Estonia: 8.8 %Spain: 7.2 %Finland: 4.7 %France: 6.4 %Greece: 26.4 %Croatia: 3.2 %Hungary: 5.3 %Ireland: 5.3 %Italy: 5 %Lithuania: 5.7 %Luxembourg: 8.1 %Latvia: 5.7 %Malta: 6 %Netherlands: 6.5 %Poland: 4.1 %Portugal: 6.3 %Romania: 5 %Sweden: 10.8 %Slovenia: 3.5 %Slovakia: 3.5 %
  • Under 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.5
  • 6.5 to 8.2
  • 8.2 and over
Housing cost overburden rate, 2025, %. Latvia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Share of the population living in households where total housing costs, net of housing allowances, are more than 40% of disposable income, net of housing allowances. Housing costs include rent or mortgage interest, utilities, regular maintenance and related taxes (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).

The EU measure of housing affordability. Mortgage principal repayments are not counted as a housing cost. The reference year is the survey year.

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Eurostat. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a) (Housing cost overburden rate, Latvia, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table

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Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a), Housing cost overburden rate, Latvia, 2005 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/latvia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Housing cost overburden rate, Latvia, 2005 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/latvia.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a), Housing cost overburden rate, Latvia, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/latvia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the housing cost overburden rate in Latvia?

Housing cost overburden rate in Latvia was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing cost overburden rate in Latvia?

12.8% in 2005, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Housing cost overburden rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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