At year 2026, population distribution of Latvia is:
- Young Population 275,278 14.99%
- Working Age Population 1,144,708 62.35%
- Elderly Population 415,946 22.66%
The population growth rate of Latvia in 2026 is -0.95%, sex ratio is 86.8 (98.0 for working age), dependency ratio is 60.4%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2034. Total population reaches its peak in 1989 at 2,664,839.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Latvia is -0.84%, sex ratio is 91.2 (102.6 for working age), dependency ratio is 71.8%.The elderly population will account for 28.95% of Latvia's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1955โ1967 1981โ1990 1999โ2012 |
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|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 1997 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2017 |