Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Latvia
Latvia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 37 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia is 37, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia peaked at 37 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 99th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | +93.8% |
| 2020 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2026 | 37 | +19.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +93.8% | 16 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4 | 17 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.71 | 27 | 37 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,535 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia was 37 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latvia ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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