Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 1.33% to 20.4% in Latvia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Latvia reached an all time high of 21.6% in 2021 and an all time low of 10.6% in 1960. When compared to Latvia's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Belarus amounted to 17.1%, 21.0% in Estonia, 18.1% in Lithuania and 16.9% in Russia in 2024.
Latvia has been ranked 26th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belarus | % | 23.1% | 23.4% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 25.2% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 26.2% | 26.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 26.6% | 26.9% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 28.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 28.0% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 28.5% | 28.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 35.2% | 35.4% | 35.7% | 36.1% | 36.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 38.9% | 39.3% | 39.7% | 40.0% | 40.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 24.5% | 24.6% | 25.0% | 25.3% | 25.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 24.8% | 25.1% | 25.5% | 26.0% | 26.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 28.9% | 29.5% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 21.3% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 23.4% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 23.8% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 23.2% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 25.1% |
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