Share of women in parliament in Latvia
Latvia: Share of women in parliament was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Latvia, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Latvia is 31.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Latvia peaked at 32.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1997.
Latvia ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.0% | — |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +88.9% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +93.8% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.0% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 16.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.0% | 32.0% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Latvia?
- Share of women in parliament in Latvia was 31.0% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1997.
- How does Latvia rank for share of women in parliament?
- Latvia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.