Estonia vs Latvia: Population ages 65 and above
Estonia
21.8%
in 2025
Latvia
22.2%
in 2025
Estonia rank
21st
Latvia rank
20th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 22.2% against 21.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 12.6% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 12.0% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.4% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.6% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 19.3% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.3% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 22.2% against 21.8% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Estonia ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.