Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th was 44.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
44.0%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
6th
of 50 countries
All-time high
52.2%
in 2020
All-time low
41.6%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia is 44.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia peaked at 52.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.0% | — |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +5.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 44.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.5%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 44.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8% | 41.7% | 46.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.6% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 3 Costa Rica 46.2% compare
- 4 Sweden 44.7% compare
- 5 United States of America 44.1% compare
- 7 Hungary 42.1% compare
- 8 Poland 41.1% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.9% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.9% compare
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 women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Latvia was 44.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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