Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 45.41 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
45.41
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 106 countries
All-time high
45.41
in 2016
All-time low
40.55
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

010203040501998200720161998: 411999: 40.52000: 41.82001: 42.32002: 43.62003: 43.52004: 43.42005: 43.92006: 44.42007: 42.82008: 43.92009: 442010: 43.92011: 422012: 432013: 442014: 43.42015: 44.72016: 45.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 45.41 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 45.41 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.55, in 1999.

Latvia ranks 20th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.77 40.55 40.99 2
2000s 43.35 41.8 44.45 10
2010s 43.77 41.95 45.41 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 17 Germany 45.54 compare
  2. 18 Armenia 45.53 compare
  3. 19 Portugal 45.45 compare
  4. 21 Luxembourg 45.38 compare
  5. 22 Spain 45.26 compare
  6. 23 France 45.23 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 45.41 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 45.41 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.55 in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,570 data points, 1970–2021
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