Gender of the head of state in Latvia

Latvia: Gender of the head of state was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
18th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1789
All-time low
0
in 1796
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Gender of the head of state in Latvia, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender of the head of state in Latvia is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

Over the whole period, gender of the head of state in Latvia peaked at 1 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1796.

Latvia ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gender of the head of state in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Gender of the head of state in Latvia, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 1
1790 1 +0.0%
1791 1 +0.0%
1792 1 +0.0%
1793 1 +0.0%
1794 1 +0.0%
1795 1 +0.0%
1796 0 -100.0%
1797 0
1798 0
1799 0
1800 0
1801 0
1802 0
1803 0
1804 0
1805 0
1806 0
1807 0
1808 0
1809 0
1810 0
1811 0
1812 0
1813 0
1814 0
1815 0
1816 0
1817 0
1818 0
1819 0
1820 0
1821 0
1822 0
1823 0
1824 0
1825 0
1826 0
1827 0
1828 0
1829 0
1830 0
1831 0
1832 0
1833 0
1834 0
1835 0
1836 0
1837 0
1838 0
1839 0
1840 0
1841 0
1842 0
1843 0
1844 0
1845 0
1846 0
1847 0
1848 0
1849 0
1850 0
1851 0
1852 0
1853 0
1854 0
1855 0
1856 0
1857 0
1858 0
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 0
1863 0
1864 0
1865 0
1866 0
1867 0
1868 0
1869 0
1870 0
1871 0
1872 0
1873 0
1874 0
1875 0
1876 0
1877 0
1878 0
1879 0
1880 0
1881 0
1882 0
1883 0
1884 0
1885 0
1886 0
1887 0
1888 0
1889 0
1890 0
1891 0
1892 0
1893 0
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 0
1901 0
1902 0
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 0
1920 0
1921 0
1922 0
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0 -100.0%
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 1 1 1 1
1790s 0.6 0 1 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0.1 0 1 10
2000s 0.7 0 1 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

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  31. 18 Comoros 0
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  37. 18 Cyprus 0
  38. 18 Czechia 0
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  41. 18 Djibouti 0
  42. 18 Dominican Republic 0
  43. 18 East Timor 0
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  55. 18 Gabon 0
  56. 18 Gambia 0
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  58. 18 Germany 0
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  62. 18 Guinea 0
  63. 18 Guinea-Bissau 0
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  78. 18 Kuwait 0
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  90. 18 Maldives 0
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  95. 18 Montenegro 0
  96. 18 Morocco 0
  97. 18 Mozambique 0
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  120. 18 Sao Tome and Principe 0
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  122. 18 Senegal 0
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  140. 18 Thailand 0
  141. 18 Togo 0
  142. 18 Tunisia 0
  143. 18 Turkey 0
  144. 18 Turkmenistan 0
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  150. 18 Uruguay 0
  151. 18 Uzbekistan 0
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  154. 18 Venezuela 0
  155. 18 Vietnam 0
  156. 18 Yemen 0
  157. 18 Zambia 0
  158. 18 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender of the head of state in Latvia?
Gender of the head of state in Latvia was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender of the head of state recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1789.
What is the lowest gender of the head of state recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1796.
How does Latvia rank for gender of the head of state?
Latvia ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of the head of state. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender of the head of state
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,951 data points, 1789–2025
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Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.