Average age, total in Latvia
Latvia: Average age, total was 42.85 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
42.85
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 113 countries
All-time high
42.85
in 2016
All-time low
37.73
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016
Average age, total in Latvia, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age, total in Latvia is 42.85, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, total in Latvia peaked at 42.85 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.73, in 1998.
That places Latvia 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Average age, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.73 | — |
| 1999 | 38.02 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.29 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 38.64 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 38.87 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.06 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.28 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 40.43 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 39.84 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.05 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.12 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.42 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.06 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 42.17 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 42.38 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.59 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.74 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.85 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 42.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.53, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 42.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.51, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.87 | 37.73 | 38.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.45 | 38.29 | 40.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.03 | 40.42 | 42.85 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, total in Latvia?
- Average age, total in Latvia was 42.85 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.85 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.73 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for average age, total?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is average age, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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