Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Latvia

Population aged 65 and over in Latvia in 2025 — 410,117 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 82.6%.

2025 410,117 people +1.11% vs 2024
World rank 121of 217
Period maximum 410,117 people2025
Period minimum 224,550 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Latvia, 1960–2025200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 224,550 people1962: 232,953 people1964: 242,895 people1966: 256,152 people1968: 270,309 people1970: 283,862 people1972: 297,198 people1974: 308,354 people1976: 317,465 people1978: 325,171 people1980: 324,407 people1982: 312,584 people1984: 305,580 people1986: 302,642 people1988: 309,968 people1990: 312,321 people1992: 328,270 people1994: 336,090 people1996: 342,852 people1998: 350,762 people2000: 354,900 people2002: 362,073 people2004: 372,942 people2006: 382,054 people2008: 385,904 people2010: 382,897 people2012: 379,919 people2014: 383,633 people2016: 387,506 people2018: 389,254 people2020: 392,864 people2022: 394,892 people2024: 405,618 people2025: 410,117 people
Change over the period: +185,567 (+82.64%) Average annual rate: 0.93 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 410,117 people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Northern Europe computed 21.94M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 410,117 +4,499 +1.11%
2024 405,618 +3,783 +0.94%
2023 401,835 +6,943 +1.76%
2022 394,892 +2,048 +0.52%
2021 392,844 −20 −0.01%
2020 392,864 +2,306 +0.59%
2019 390,558 +1,304 +0.33%
2018 389,254 +595 +0.15%
2017 388,659 +1,153 +0.3%
2016 387,506 +1,407 +0.36%
2015 386,099 +2,466 +0.64%
2014 383,633 +2,645 +0.69%
2013 380,988 +1,069 +0.28%
2012 379,919 −622 −0.16%
2011 380,541 −2,356 −0.62%
2010 382,897 −2,244 −0.58%
2009 385,141 −763 −0.2%
2008 385,904 +573 +0.15%
2007 385,331 +3,277 +0.86%
2006 382,054 +4,676 +1.24%
2005 377,378 +4,436 +1.19%
2004 372,942 +5,092 +1.38%
2003 367,850 +5,777 +1.6%
2002 362,073 +4,561 +1.28%
2001 357,512 +2,612 +0.74%
2000 354,900 +2,123 +0.6%
1999 352,777 +2,015 +0.57%
1998 350,762 +3,367 +0.97%
1997 347,395 +4,543 +1.33%
1996 342,852 +3,928 +1.16%
1995 338,924 +2,834 +0.84%
1994 336,090 +3,010 +0.9%
1993 333,080 +4,810 +1.47%
1992 328,270 +9,722 +3.05%
1991 318,548 +6,227 +1.99%
1990 312,321 −422 −0.13%
1989 312,743 +2,775 +0.9%
1988 309,968 +4,467 +1.46%
1987 305,501 +2,859 +0.94%
1986 302,642 −138 −0.05%
1985 302,780 −2,800 −0.92%
1984 305,580 −2,711 −0.88%
1983 308,291 −4,293 −1.37%
1982 312,584 −6,375 −2%
1981 318,959 −5,448 −1.68%
1980 324,407 −2,189 −0.67%
1979 326,596 +1,425 +0.44%
1978 325,171 +3,479 +1.08%
1977 321,692 +4,227 +1.33%
1976 317,465 +4,170 +1.33%
1975 313,295 +4,941 +1.6%
1974 308,354 +5,421 +1.79%
1973 302,933 +5,735 +1.93%
1972 297,198 +7,066 +2.44%
1971 290,132 +6,270 +2.21%
1970 283,862 +6,225 +2.24%
1969 277,637 +7,328 +2.71%
1968 270,309 +7,650 +2.91%
1967 262,659 +6,507 +2.54%
1966 256,152 +6,316 +2.53%
1965 249,836 +6,941 +2.86%
1964 242,895 +5,861 +2.47%
1963 237,034 +4,081 +1.75%
1962 232,953 +3,483 +1.52%
1961 229,470 +4,920 +2.19%
1960 224,550

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.