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Latvia

Overview

Last update: 31 March 2026

Youth policy in Latvia is a set of targeted actions in all national policies that promote the full and comprehensive development of young people, their inclusion in society and the improvement of their quality of life. Youth policy is an interdisciplinary policy implemented by various public administration and local government authorities within their competence, as well as youth organizations and other natural or legal persons. Young people themselves participate in the development and implementation of youth policy. The ministry responsible for youth policy is the Ministry of Education and Science. At local level, the main players involved in youth policy are municipalities and municipalities subordinate institutions, as well as institutions subordinate to sectoral ministries and their local departments.

In accordance with the Youth Law, young people in Latvia are persons aged 13 to 30. At the beginning of 2025, there were 327,316 young people aged 13 to 30 in Latvia, representing 17.6% of the total population.

Ratio of young people in the total population on 1st January

Ratio of men and women in the youth population

Statistic references

References:

Ratio (%) of young people in the total population (2025): Eurostat, yth_demo_020 [data extracted on 31/03/2026].

Ratio (%) of men and women in the youth population (2025): Eurostat, yth_demo_060 [data extracted on 31/03/2025].