Denmark vs Latvia: Age dependency ratio, young
Denmark
24.6%
in 2025
Latvia
24.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
162nd
Latvia rank
164th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 24.6% against 24.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 164th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 33.2% | 4.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 31.7% | 3.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 31.5% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 30.9% | 5.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.5% | 5.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.9% | 3.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Denmark or Latvia?
- Denmark, at 24.6% against 24.3% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Denmark and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Denmark ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 164th of 218 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.