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Ethnic and age segregation has often considered as a challenge for integration processes and sustainability of local communities. High spatial concentrations of ethnic minorities can lead to the establishment of parallel societies with low interaction between minority and majority populations. In Latvia, a relatively homogeneous Russian-speaking minority form a considerable part of the population, giving Latvia one of the highest proportions of ethnic minorities in Europe. Besides the more known form of ethnic segregation, there is an essential dimension in residential differentiation regarding a demographic trait such as individuals age. Moreover, this dimension has not attracted as much attention in population studies because it is viewed as less problematic than ethnic injustice or socioeconomic inequality. Nevertheless, all the dimensions of residential segregation exist simultaneously and overlap each other, so to interpret the ethnic segregation, it is vital to have a basic awareness and understanding of age dimension. Even though most ethnic minorities have lived in Latvia for decades, little is known about their residential patterns and concentrations, especially across the different age groups. Using individual-level census and population register data, this paper aims to understand how age intersects with ethnicity in residential segregation patterns. We present evidence on whether, and to what degree, residential age segregation has changed across the regions over time (2000-2019). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]