Belarus vs Latvia: Share of the population that is female
Belarus
53.4%
in 2025
Latvia
53.6%
in 2025
Belarus rank
9th
Latvia rank
6th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 53.6% against 53.4% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.6% | 55.1% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 54.1% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 53.8% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.8% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 54.1% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 54.1% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.7% | 0.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Belarus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 53.6% against 53.4% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Belarus ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.