Average age, female in Latvia

Latvia: Average age, female was 45.49 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 109 countries
All-time high
45.49
in 2016
All-time low
40.21
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age, female in Latvia, 1998–2016

010203040501998200720161998: 40.21999: 40.52000: 40.82001: 41.12002: 41.42003: 41.62004: 41.82005: 42.92006: 42.32007: 42.62008: 42.42009: 42.62010: 432011: 43.72012: 44.82013: 452014: 45.22015: 45.42016: 45.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age, female in Latvia stood at 45.49. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, female in Latvia peaked at 45.49 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.21, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 4th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Average age, female in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Average age, female in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 40.21 —
1999 40.49 +0.7%
2000 40.8 +0.8%
2001 41.11 +0.8%
2002 41.37 +0.6%
2003 41.59 +0.5%
2004 41.82 +0.6%
2005 42.9 +2.6%
2006 42.3 -1.4%
2007 42.63 +0.8%
2008 42.41 -0.5%
2009 42.63 +0.5%
2010 42.95 +0.8%
2011 43.68 +1.7%
2012 44.78 +2.5%
2013 45.01 +0.5%
2014 45.22 +0.5%
2015 45.41 +0.4%
2016 45.49 +0.2%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 45.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.33, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 45.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.32, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.35 40.21 40.49 2
2000s 41.95 40.8 42.9 10
2010s 44.65 42.95 45.49 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.46 compare
  2. 2 South Korea 46.95 compare
  3. 3 Italy 45.98 compare
  4. 5 Bulgaria 45.36 compare
  5. 6 Portugal 45.17 compare
  6. 7 Lithuania 45.14 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, female in Latvia?
Average age, female in Latvia was 45.49 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 45.49 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.21 in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for average age, female?
Latvia ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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