Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 43.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 106 countries
All-time high
43.7
in 2016
All-time low
39.08
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, 1998–2016

0102030401998200720161998: 39.11999: 39.22000: 39.42001: 39.62002: 39.92003: 39.92004: 40.22005: 412006: 41.32007: 41.42008: 41.22009: 41.62010: 41.62011: 42.62012: 42.72013: 42.82014: 43.52015: 43.52016: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia is 43.7, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia peaked at 43.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.08, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 4th of 106 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 of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 39.08 —
1999 39.21 +0.3%
2000 39.44 +0.6%
2001 39.58 +0.4%
2002 39.89 +0.8%
2003 39.88 -0.0%
2004 40.19 +0.8%
2005 40.96 +1.9%
2006 41.3 +0.8%
2007 41.4 +0.2%
2008 41.19 -0.5%
2009 41.6 +1.0%
2010 41.62 +0.0%
2011 42.58 +2.3%
2012 42.66 +0.2%
2013 42.81 +0.4%
2014 43.47 +1.5%
2015 43.53 +0.1%
2016 43.7 +0.4%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 43.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 43.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.17, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.14 39.08 39.21 2
2000s 40.55 39.44 41.6 10
2010s 42.91 41.62 43.7 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Italy 44.39 compare
  2. 2 Moldova 44.19 compare
  3. 3 Denmark 43.81 compare
  4. 5 Finland 43.68 compare
  5. 6 Bulgaria 43.67 compare
  6. 7 Estonia 43.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Latvia was 43.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 43.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.08 in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Latvia ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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