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Median age in Latvia

Latvia: Median age was 43.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
43.08 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.08 years
in 2023
All-time low
29.07 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Latvia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 43.08 years 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 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.07 years, 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 years Change
1950 29.15 years —
1951 29.07 years -0.3%
1952 29.11 years +0.1%
1953 29.24 years +0.5%
1954 29.41 years +0.6%
1955 29.6 years +0.6%
1956 29.82 years +0.7%
1957 30.06 years +0.8%
1958 30.33 years +0.9%
1959 30.77 years +1.5%
1960 31.2 years +1.4%
1961 31.42 years +0.7%
1962 31.62 years +0.7%
1963 31.83 years +0.7%
1964 32.08 years +0.8%
1965 32.33 years +0.8%
1966 32.56 years +0.7%
1967 32.75 years +0.6%
1968 32.89 years +0.4%
1969 33.03 years +0.5%
1970 33.19 years +0.5%
1971 33.32 years +0.4%
1972 33.47 years +0.4%
1973 33.61 years +0.4%
1974 33.75 years +0.4%
1975 33.88 years +0.4%
1976 34.02 years +0.4%
1977 34.13 years +0.3%
1978 34.15 years +0.1%
1979 34.1 years -0.2%
1980 33.91 years -0.5%
1981 33.73 years -0.5%
1982 33.64 years -0.3%
1983 33.65 years +0.0%
1984 33.69 years +0.1%
1985 33.69 years +0.0%
1986 33.66 years -0.1%
1987 33.6 years -0.2%
1988 33.53 years -0.2%
1989 33.52 years -0.0%
1990 33.53 years +0.0%
1991 33.77 years +0.7%
1992 34.22 years +1.3%
1993 34.61 years +1.1%
1994 34.91 years +0.9%
1995 35.2 years +0.8%
1996 35.53 years +0.9%
1997 35.91 years +1.1%
1998 36.3 years +1.1%
1999 36.69 years +1.1%
2000 37.04 years +1.0%
2001 37.36 years +0.9%
2002 37.66 years +0.8%
2003 37.93 years +0.7%
2004 38.17 years +0.6%
2005 38.42 years +0.7%
2006 38.67 years +0.6%
2007 38.88 years +0.5%
2008 39.1 years +0.6%
2009 39.51 years +1.0%
2010 40.06 years +1.4%
2011 40.56 years +1.2%
2012 40.93 years +0.9%
2013 41.26 years +0.8%
2014 41.56 years +0.7%
2015 41.82 years +0.6%
2016 42.04 years +0.5%
2017 42.25 years +0.5%
2018 42.45 years +0.5%
2019 42.64 years +0.4%
2020 42.82 years +0.4%
2021 42.91 years +0.2%
2022 42.95 years +0.1%
2023 43.08 years +0.3%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 43.08 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 43.08 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.66 years 29.07 years 30.77 years 10
1960s 32.17 years 31.2 years 33.03 years 10
1970s 33.76 years 33.19 years 34.15 years 10
1980s 33.66 years 33.52 years 33.91 years 10
1990s 35.07 years 33.53 years 36.69 years 10
2000s 38.27 years 37.04 years 39.51 years 10
2010s 41.56 years 40.06 years 42.64 years 10
2020s 42.94 years 42.82 years 43.08 years 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 29 Andorra 43.16 years compare
  2. 30 Jersey 43.1 years compare
  3. 31 Austria 43.09 years compare
  4. 33 Finland 42.79 years compare
  5. 34 Czechia 42.72 years compare
  6. 35 Romania 42.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Latvia?
Median age in Latvia was 43.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 43.08 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.07 years 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.