Share of children living with a single parent in Latvia
Latvia: Share of children living with a single parent was 21.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children living with a single parent in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children living with a single parent in Latvia stood at 21.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Latvia peaked at 32.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of children living with a single parent in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.7% | — |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 21.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 30.3% | 31.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.2% | 25.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Latvia?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Latvia was 21.2% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.