Estonia vs Latvia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Estonia
0.218 units per person
in 2025
Latvia
0.222 units per person
in 2025
Estonia rank
21st
Latvia rank
20th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
00.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.222 units per person against 0.218 units per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

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 217 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 0.1109 units per person 0.1106 units per person 0.0003 units per person Estonia
1970s 0.1222 units per person 0.1264 units per person 0.0043 units per person Latvia
1980s 0.1171 units per person 0.1204 units per person 0.0033 units per person Latvia
1990s 0.1326 units per person 0.1338 units per person 0.0012 units per person Latvia
2000s 0.1644 units per person 0.1658 units per person 0.0014 units per person Latvia
2010s 0.1867 units per person 0.1935 units per person 0.0067 units per person Latvia
2020s 0.2088 units per person 0.213 units per person 0.0042 units per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.222 units per person against 0.218 units per person in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Estonia and Latvia?
0.004 units per person, 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, total, per capita?
Estonia ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.