Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2021, Latvia's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 47.7.

Latvia accounts for 244.6% of the EU-27 total of 19.5.

Latvia ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.6% (from 45.6 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi174, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.