Belarus vs Latvia: Age dependency ratio, young
Belarus
24.1%
in 2025
Latvia
24.3%
in 2025
Belarus rank
167th
Latvia rank
164th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 24.3% against 24.1% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 164th of 217 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 33.2% | 16.2% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 39.7% | 31.7% | 7.9% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 31.5% | 2.7% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.9% | 1.9% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.5% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 0.1% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belarus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 24.3% against 24.1% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Belarus ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 164th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.