Gender in Latvia

256 indicators covering gender for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 2030 down 20.2% 159th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year 2030 down 1,082.2% 182nd
Population 1,535 2030 down 3.9% 150th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 2030 down 3.9% 150th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year 2030 up 56.1% 179th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 2025 down 36.6% 163rd
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 2025 down 37.4% 163rd
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 2025 down 34.9% 163rd
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 2025 down 34.4% 163rd
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 2025 down 26.6% 162nd
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 2025 down 26.2% 162nd
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 2025 down 13.6% 159th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 2025 down 13.8% 159th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,536 2025 down 6.4% 159th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,104 2025 down 6.9% 159th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 8,851 2025 down 7.7% 159th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 9,397 2025 down 8.0% 159th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.11 2027 up 2.3% 91st
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.95 2025 up 1.8% 3rd
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.947 2025 up 0.4% 7th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.93 2025 up 0.2% 2nd
Women's Political Participation Index 0.994 2025 up 4.7% 32nd
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.95 2025 up 1.8% 3rd
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.95 2025 up 1.8% 3rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.1052 % change on previous year 2025 — 83rd
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.95 2025 up 1.8% 3rd
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 1 2025 — 1st
Prevalence of obesity, female 21.2% 2024 down 2.9% 121st
Prevalence of obesity, male 22.7% 2024 up 9.1% 78th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 23.68 years 2024 up 3.9% 74th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 17.4 years 2024 up 4.7% 132nd
Share of women who are obese 21.3% 2024 down 2.9% 124th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 49.6% 2024 up 1.5% 119th
Share of overweight men vs. women 67.0% 2024 up 9.7% 45th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 88.1% 2024 up 2.1% 85th
Share of women who are married or in a union 1.7% 2021 down 32.9% 178th
Population, per capita 0.998 units per person 2024 down 0.2% 179th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.7% 140th
Population, annual growth rate -0.799 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.8% 180th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.8% 65th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 286.72 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 25.4% 29th
Women, Business and the Law Index 100 index (0–100) 2023 up 2.6% 1st
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 0.8% 154th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Population, per square kilometre 30.17 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.7% 142nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 0.2% 25th
Labor force, female 472,275 2025 down 5.4% 141st
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2556 units per person 2025 up 1.2% 29th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9998 index 2025 down 0.0% 135th