Median age vs births per woman in Latvia
Latvia: Median age vs births per woman was 43.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.08
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.08
in 2023
All-time low
29.07
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, median age vs births per woman in Latvia stood at 43.08. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Latvia peaked at 43.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.07, in 1951.
That places Latvia 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.15 | — |
| 1951 | 29.07 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 29.11 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 29.24 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 29.41 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 29.6 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 29.82 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 30.06 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 30.33 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 30.77 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 31.2 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 31.42 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 31.62 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 31.83 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 32.08 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 32.33 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 32.56 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 32.75 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32.89 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 33.03 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 33.19 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 33.32 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 33.47 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 33.61 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 33.75 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 33.88 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 34.02 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 34.13 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.15 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 34.1 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 33.91 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 33.73 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 33.64 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 33.65 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.69 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.69 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.66 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.6 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 33.53 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 33.52 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.53 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.77 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.22 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34.61 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 34.91 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.2 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 35.53 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.91 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 36.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 36.69 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.04 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 37.36 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 37.66 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.93 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.17 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.42 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.67 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.88 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.51 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.06 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 40.56 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.93 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.26 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 41.56 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.82 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.04 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.25 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.45 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.64 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.82 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.91 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.95 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.08 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 43.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 43.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.66 | 29.07 | 30.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.17 | 31.2 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.76 | 33.19 | 34.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.66 | 33.52 | 33.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.07 | 33.53 | 36.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.27 | 37.04 | 39.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.56 | 40.06 | 42.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.94 | 42.82 | 43.08 | 4 |
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)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Latvia?
- Median age vs births per woman in Latvia was 43.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.07 in 1951.
- How does Latvia rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).