Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Latvia: Age dependency ratio, old
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
17.5%
in 2025
Latvia
35.4%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Latvia rank
17th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.4% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 16.6% | 6.1% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 19.1% | 7.3% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 18.0% | 6.4% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 20.2% | 7.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 24.4% | 10.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 29.5% | 15.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 33.8% | 17.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35.4% against 17.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia?
- 17.9%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.