Share of women in parliament ipu in Latvia
Latvia: Share of women in parliament ipu was 31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Latvia, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu in Latvia is 31, 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 ipu in Latvia peaked at 32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9, 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 ipu in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17 | +88.9% |
| 2000 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 31 | +93.8% |
| 2019 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | -3.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.42, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +93.8% | 16 | 31 |
| 1999 | +88.9% | 9 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.67 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.6 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.67 | 29 | 32 | 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)
- 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 women in parliament ipu in Latvia?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Latvia was 31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- How does Latvia rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Latvia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).