Life expectancy at birth, women in Latvia

Life expectancy at birth for women in Latvia was 81.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Latvia, 2024 81.5 Years
Change from 2023 +1.1% 2023: 80.6 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 64th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Latvia over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2024 81.5 years 84.2 years
2023 80.6 years 84.1 years
2022 79.4 years 83.4 years
2021 78.0 years 83.2 years
2020 80.0 years 83.3 years
2019 80.1 years 84.1 years
2018 79.7 years 83.9 years
2017 79.7 years 83.7 years
2016 79.6 years 83.9 years
2015 79.5 years 83.5 years
2014 79.4 years 83.9 years
2013 78.9 years 83.5 years
2012 78.9 years 83.2 years
2011 78.8 years 83.3 years
2010 78.4 years 82.8 years
2009 78.1 years 82.5 years
2008 77.9 years 82.3 years
2007 76.5 years 82.1 years
2006 76.5 years 81.9 years
2005 77.4 years 81.6 years
2004 77.2 years 81.4 years
2003 76.9 years 80.9 years
2002 76.8 years 80.9 years
2001 76.6 years 80.8 years
2000 76.0 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 80.6 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 79.4 years, the figure has changed by +2.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 64th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects