Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia
Latvia: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 44.0% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia peaked at 52.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 37.1% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 39.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.6% | 52.2% | 5 |
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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Latvia was 44.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).