Germany vs Latvia: Age dependency ratio
Germany
60.2%
in 2025
Latvia
59.7%
in 2025
Germany rank
72nd
Latvia rank
74th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 60.2% against 59.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Germany ranks 72nd and Latvia ranks 74th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 49.7% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 56.7% | 50.8% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 49.5% | 3.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 51.2% | 5.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.9% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 52.4% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 58.7% | 1.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 60.2% against 59.7% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Germany ranks 72nd and Latvia ranks 74th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.