Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Latvia
Latvia: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.67 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.67
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
46th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.67
in 2026
All-time low
0.49
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Latvia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.67 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
That places Latvia 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.52 | — |
| 2022 | 0.49 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.53 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.58 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.56 | -3.4% |
| 2026 | 0.67 | +19.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Latvia?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Latvia was 0.67 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Latvia ranks 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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