In Latvia, 54.9% of young people live in overcrowded housing — LSM English

In Latvia, 54.9% of people aged 15 to 29 lived in households considered overcrowded in 2025. This is one of the highest rates in the European Union, according to Eurostat data reported by LSM English.

Overall, 26.9% of young people aged 15–29 in the EU lived in overcrowded households. This was 10.1 percentage points higher than among the bloc's entire population, for which the rate was 16.8%.

Rates by age

The rate of living in overcrowded housing among young people declined with age. It stood at 30.1% among people aged 15–19, 28.7% in the 20–24 age group, and 21.8% among those aged 25–29.

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Comparison in the EU

The highest rates among young people were recorded in Romania at 60.4%, Latvia at 54.9%, and Bulgaria at 52.8%. The lowest were in Cyprus at 3.5%, Ireland at 7.4%, and Malta at 7.7%.

For Latvia's entire population, the rate of living in overcrowded households was 38.9%. In Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania, the difference between the rates for young people and the entire population was at least 20 percentage points.