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

Latvia: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 42.46 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.46
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 104 countries
All-time high
42.46
in 2016
All-time low
38.69
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

0102030401998200720161998: 38.71999: 38.92000: 38.82001: 392002: 39.22003: 38.82004: 39.32005: 40.12006: 402007: 40.32008: 40.22009: 40.72010: 40.82011: 41.42012: 41.72013: 41.92014: 42.42015: 42.32016: 42.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 42.46 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 42.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.69, in 1998.

That places Latvia 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 38.77 38.69 38.85 2
2000s 39.65 38.81 40.73 10
2010s 41.85 40.77 42.46 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 9 Iceland 42.6 compare
  2. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.56 compare
  3. 11 Spain 42.54 compare
  4. 13 Sweden 42.44 compare
  5. 14 Estonia 42.41 compare
  6. 15 Netherlands 42.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 42.46 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 42.46 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.69 in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,577 data points, 1970–2021
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