Life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 81.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.5 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
63rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
81.5 years
in 2024
All-time low
72.62 years
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 81.5 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia peaked at 81.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.62 years, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 63rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.49 years | — |
| 1961 | 73.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 73.19 years | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 73.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 74.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 74.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 74.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.22 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 74.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 74.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 74.23 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 74.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 74.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 74.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.16 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 74.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 74.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 73.72 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 74.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 74.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 74.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 74.5 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.06 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 75.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 75.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 75.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.33 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 72.62 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 73.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 74.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 75.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 76 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 76.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 79.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 80.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.5 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.19 years | 73.19 years | 74.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.36 years | 73.72 years | 74.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.71 years | 74.06 years | 75.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.26 years | 72.62 years | 75.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.99 years | 76 years | 78.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3 years | 78.4 years | 80.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9 years | 78 years | 81.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 60 Lithuania 81.6 years compare
- 61 Albania 81.59 years compare
- 62 Guam 81.59 years compare
- 64 New Caledonia 81.41 years compare
- 65 United States 81.4 years compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 81.33 years compare
More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 0.7132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0761 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Latvia was 81.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.62 years in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.