Latvia vs Norway: Age dependency ratio, young

Latvia
24.3%
in 2025
Norway
24.5%
in 2025
Latvia rank
164th
Norway rank
163rd

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Latvia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 24.5% against 24.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Latvia ranks 164th and Norway ranks 163rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 33.2% 39.6% 6.4% Norway
1970s 31.7% 37.9% 6.2% Norway
1980s 31.5% 31.8% 0.3% Norway
1990s 30.9% 30.0% 0.9% Latvia
2000s 22.5% 29.9% 7.4% Norway
2010s 22.9% 27.5% 4.6% Norway
2020s 24.9% 25.5% 0.6% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Latvia or Norway?
Norway, at 24.5% against 24.3% in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Latvia and Norway?
0.2%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Latvia ranks 164th and Norway ranks 163rd 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.