Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia
Latvia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 31.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
31.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.3%
in 1950
All-time low
27.5%
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia is 31.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia peaked at 38.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.3% | — |
| 1951 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 37.4% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 37.2% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 37.0% | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 37.0% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.4% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 34.8% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 35.1% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 34.3% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 32.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 82% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.0% | 33.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 32.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 31.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 27.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,535 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Latvia was 31.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Latvia ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.