Urban Development in Latvia 69 indicators covering urban development for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 48.6% 2025 up 0.9% 22nd Population density 30.27 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 6.4% 170th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.01 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 23.8% 135th Population in largest city 615,764 2025 down 4.7% 140th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,345 Number 2025 up 98.7% 31st PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 89.0% 2017 down 10.6% 161st Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 4.69 million Number 2024 up 12.8% 40th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7% 2025 — 20th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 44.99 Million euro 2024 up 97.5% 28th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 4,920 Number 2024 down 51.9% 30th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 15,108 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 2.8% 31st Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 5.7% 2025 down 29.6% 28th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 30.9% 2025 down 7.8% 14th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.2 Average 2025 unchanged 36th Total housing costs in pps 321.7 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 46.6% 36th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 10.9% 2025 down 22.7% 33rd Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 2.4% 2025 down 82.1% 8th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 122 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.5% 34th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 29.56 Thousand 2008 down 50.5% 29th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 29.56 Thousand 2008 down 50.5% 29th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 30 Thousand persons 2025 down 72.7% 35th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.2 Average 2025 unchanged 36th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 141 Thousand persons 2025 down 34.4% 34th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 30.9% 2025 down 7.8% 13th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% 25th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 5.7% 2025 down 29.6% 28th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 0 Number 1999 down 100.0% 31st Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 3 Thousand tonnes 1999 down 99.0% 24th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 5.7% 2025 down 1.7% 29th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 17.6% 2025 down 56.1% 14th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,345 Number 2025 up 98.7% 33rd Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 4,008 Number 2025 down 49.9% 24th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 87,345 Number 2025 up 20.3% 43rd Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 11.6% 2023 down 28.8% 4th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 18.3% 2023 down 28.5% 20th Financial burden of the total housing cost 15.9% 2023 down 65.1% 35th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 75.4% 2023 up 22.2% 41st Prison capacity and number of persons held 4,564 Number 2024 down 22.0% 27th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 2,929 Number 2025 up 11.1% 38th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 1.9% 2023 down 81.7% 8th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 18.5% 2023 down 8.4% 22nd Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 11.3% 2023 down 37.9% 20th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 6.9% 2023 down 16.9% 4th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 4.69 million Number 2024 up 12.8% 40th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 12.2% 2023 down 7.6% 1st Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 0 Megawatt 1999 down 100.0% 24th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 11.3% 2025 down 60.9% 15th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 4,216 Number 2025 up 34.4% 24th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 87,250 Number 2025 up 67.0% 25th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 18,446 Number 2025 up 19.8% 27th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 139 Thousand persons 2025 down 30.5% 30th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 7.8% 2025 down 63.7% 11th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 4.8% 2025 down 68.8% 18th New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 465 Number 2025 down 47.6% 30th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 23.0% 2023 down 24.8% 7th Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 6.2% 2023 down 33.3% 19th Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 15.9% 2020 down 40.4% 3rd Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 6.1% 2023 down 63.0% 3rd Trainsets and capacity by type of speed 0 Number 2022 — 18th Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum 0.8347 2018 down 5.5% 20th Page 1 of 2 Next →