Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 42.34 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.34
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 88 countries
All-time high
42.34
in 2016
All-time low
39.21
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, 2002–2016

0102030402002200920162002: 39.22003: 39.52004: 39.82005: 40.72006: 40.32007: 40.72008: 39.92009: 40.22010: 40.52011: 41.12012: 41.12013: 41.22014: 41.42015: 422016: 42.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 42.34 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia peaked at 42.34 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.21, in 2002.

Latvia ranks 14th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 39.21
2003 39.52 +0.8%
2004 39.79 +0.7%
2005 40.67 +2.2%
2006 40.34 -0.8%
2007 40.67 +0.8%
2008 39.93 -1.8%
2009 40.19 +0.7%
2010 40.54 +0.9%
2011 41.12 +1.4%
2012 41.15 +0.1%
2013 41.18 +0.1%
2014 41.41 +0.6%
2015 42.01 +1.4%
2016 42.34 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.04 39.21 40.67 8
2010s 41.39 40.54 42.34 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 11 Finland 42.44 compare
  2. 12 France 42.36 compare
  3. 13 Portugal 42.36 compare
  4. 15 Czechia 42.23 compare
  5. 16 Republic of Korea 42.17 compare
  6. 17 Greece 42.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Latvia was 42.34 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 42.34 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.21 in 2002.
How does Latvia rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Latvia ranks 14th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 service sector, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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