Median age in Latvia
Latvia: Median age was 43.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.08
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.08
in 2023
All-time low
29.07
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 43.08 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Latvia peaked at 43.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.07, in 1951.
That places Latvia 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.15 | — |
| 1951 | 29.07 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 29.11 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 29.24 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 29.41 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 29.6 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 29.82 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 30.06 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 30.33 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 30.77 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 31.2 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 31.42 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 31.62 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 31.83 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 32.08 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 32.33 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 32.56 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 32.75 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32.89 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 33.03 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 33.19 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 33.32 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 33.47 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 33.61 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 33.75 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 33.88 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 34.02 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 34.13 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.15 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 34.1 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 33.91 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 33.73 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 33.64 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 33.65 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.69 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.69 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.66 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.6 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 33.53 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 33.52 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.53 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.77 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.22 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34.61 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 34.91 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.2 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 35.53 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.91 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 36.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 36.69 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.04 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 37.36 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 37.66 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.93 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.17 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.42 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.67 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.88 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.51 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.06 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 40.56 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.93 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.26 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 41.56 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.82 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.04 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.25 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.45 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.64 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.82 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.91 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.95 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.08 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 43.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 43.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.66 | 29.07 | 30.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.17 | 31.2 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.76 | 33.19 | 34.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.66 | 33.52 | 33.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.07 | 33.53 | 36.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.27 | 37.04 | 39.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.56 | 40.06 | 42.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.94 | 42.82 | 43.08 | 4 |
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 median age in Latvia?
- Median age in Latvia was 43.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.07 in 1951.
- How does Latvia rank for median age?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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