Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia is 37.0%, 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, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia peaked at 37.0% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 45th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +93.8% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2026 | 37.0% | +19.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 37.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 37.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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% | 16.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 27.0% | 37.0% | 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia was 37.0% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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