Latvia was close to, but slightly below, the EU median age figure at 44.4 years, a rise of 1.7 years in the decade since 2015 when the figure was 42.7 years. Going further back still, in 2005 Latvia's median age was 39.3 years.
At EU level, the median age has increased by 2.1 years since 2015, when it was 42.8 years. Increases were recorded in all EU countries, except Germany and Malta (each -0.4 years).
The ageing of the population was most pronounced in Slovakia...