Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age was 5.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.8%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2018
All-time low
2.9%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia peaked at 6.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.
That places Latvia 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +56.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.6%, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 23% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia?
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Latvia was 5.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age group, sex and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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