Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total was 42.83 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.83
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 93 countries
All-time high
43.37
in 2014
All-time low
38.8
in 2003
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016

0102030401998200720161998: 39.31999: 39.62000: 38.92001: 39.22002: 39.92003: 38.82004: 39.12005: 402006: 40.12007: 402008: 40.72009: 41.62010: 41.52011: 41.82012: 42.12013: 42.42014: 43.42015: 43.32016: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia stood at 42.83.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 43.37 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.8, in 2003.

Latvia ranks 17th of 93 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 39.47 39.34 39.6 2
2000s 39.84 38.8 41.59 10
2010s 42.47 41.55 43.37 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 14 Estonia 42.89 compare
  2. 15 Norway 42.86 compare
  3. 16 Iceland 42.84 compare
  4. 18 Georgia 42.76 compare
  5. 19 Sweden 42.76 compare
  6. 20 Luxembourg 42.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 42.83 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 43.37 in 2014.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.8 in 2003.
How does Latvia rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total?
Latvia ranks 17th out of 93 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,362 data points, 1970–2021
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