Latvia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Latvia
Records
63
Source
Latvia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 22.12455744
1961 22.22302398
1962 22.28021485
1963 22.24958242
1964 22.11997207
1965 21.94581226
1966 21.78829827
1967 21.66773659
1968 21.60002276
1969 21.52707009
1970 21.43257723
1971 21.36173429
1972 21.27327445
1973 21.12642838
1974 20.95190112
1975 20.77416567
1976 20.58829743
1977 20.42036815
1978 20.2976437
1979 20.24102367
1980 20.26945564
1981 20.33941758
1982 20.42296086
1983 20.55578948
1984 20.70709108
1985 20.81667987
1986 20.90419285
1987 21.00158641
1988 21.10476588
1989 21.1727757
1990 21.20450318
1991 21.20377504
1992 21.14527354
1993 21.01818626
1994 20.81492311
1995 20.51420724
1996 20.09728573
1997 19.58007971
1998 18.95770157
1999 18.27808884
2000 17.6255507
2001 16.96607332
2002 16.29331632
2003 15.70862147
2004 15.21332766
2005 14.7738862
2006 14.43058324
2007 14.20530658
2008 14.11929435
2009 14.12982722
2010 14.17471695
2011 14.26536875
2012 14.41823186
2013 14.62411884
2014 14.81545112
2015 14.98392659
2016 15.1848059
2017 15.38939439
2018 15.5239856
2019 15.61358385
2020 15.65025629
2021 15.6263958
2022 15.56033525

Latvia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Latvia
Records
63
Source