Estonia vs Latvia: Age dependency breakdown
Estonia
33.1%
in 2023
Latvia
33.9%
in 2023
Estonia rank
22nd
Latvia rank
19th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 33.9% against 33.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1960s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 0.2% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 19.1% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 18.0% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.2% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 29.5% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 33.2% | 0.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 33.9% against 33.1% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.8%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Estonia ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).