Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia

Latvia: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5433 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5433
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
54th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.5433
in 2016
All-time low
0.4407
in 2008
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.61998200720161998: 0.5111999: 0.4992000: 0.4882001: 0.4832002: 0.4742003: 0.4672004: 0.4612005: 0.4572006: 0.4462007: 0.452008: 0.4412009: 0.4432010: 0.4552011: 0.4832012: 0.4952013: 0.5042014: 0.5172015: 0.532016: 0.543

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia stood at 0.5433. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia peaked at 0.5433 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4407, in 2008.

That places Latvia 54th out of 110 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5051 0.4987 0.5115 2
2000s 0.461 0.4407 0.4883 10
2010s 0.5039 0.4552 0.5433 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 51 Laos 0.5475 compare
  2. 52 Ireland 0.5469 compare
  3. 53 United Kingdom 0.5448 compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 0.5428 compare
  5. 56 Portugal 0.5427 compare
  6. 57 Belgium 0.5418 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Latvia was 0.5433 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5433 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4407 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Latvia ranks 54th out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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