Average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of workers, aged 15-24 was 22.42 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
22.42
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 105 countries
All-time high
22.42
in 2016
All-time low
21.02
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia, 1998–2016

051015201998200720161998: 211999: 212000: 21.22001: 21.32002: 21.22003: 21.32004: 21.22005: 222006: 21.82007: 21.82008: 222009: 22.22010: 22.32011: 22.22012: 22.42013: 22.22014: 22.32015: 22.22016: 22.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia is 22.42, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia peaked at 22.42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.02, in 1999.

Latvia ranks 8th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.03 21.02 21.03 2
2000s 21.6 21.18 22.24 10
2010s 22.29 22.16 22.42 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 5 Slovakia 22.53 compare
  2. 6 Bulgaria 22.49 compare
  3. 7 Slovenia 22.45 compare
  4. 9 Spain 22.35 compare
  5. 10 Belarus 22.35 compare
  6. 11 Estonia 22.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia?
Average age of workers, aged 15-24 in Latvia was 22.42 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 22.42 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.02 in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for average age of workers, aged 15-24?
Latvia ranks 8th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 workers, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,513 data points, 1970–2021
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