Latvia vs New Zealand: Share of births by age of mother
Latvia
2.6%
in 2023
New Zealand
2.9%
in 2023
Latvia rank
171st
New Zealand rank
168th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Latvia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Latvia ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 10.7% | 5.6% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 14.0% | 6.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.9% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.7% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Latvia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Latvia and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Latvia ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.