Latvia vs Upper middle income: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Latvia
35.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
17.4%
in 2025
Latvia rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Latvia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.4% against 17.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.6% | 6.9% | 9.7% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 7.4% | 11.7% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 7.7% | 10.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 8.7% | 11.5% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 10.2% | 14.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 12.3% | 17.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 16.3% | 17.5% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Latvia or Upper middle income?
- Latvia, at 35.4% against 17.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Latvia and Upper middle income?
- 18.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Upper middle income rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Latvia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- 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.