Gender in Latvia

256 indicators covering gender for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.8% 125th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.0% 141st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.3% 135th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 0.2% 85th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 index 2025 down 0.8% 63rd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year 2025 down 894.9% 183rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.4% 2050 up 15.6% 133rd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.73 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.6% 125th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0047 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.7% 160th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0255 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.7% 135th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.889 2023 up 4.3% 41st
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 60.0% 66th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 61.3% 69th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 45,664 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 37.3% 48th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 50.0% 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 52.4% 89th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Share of the population that is female 53.6% 2025 down 0.9% 6th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.57 2024 down 2.3% 130th
Gender Development Index 1.03 2023 unchanged 7th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.03 2023 unchanged 7th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.03 2023 unchanged 7th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8756 2023 up 4.4% 45th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.9% 79th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.9179 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.8% 37th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.2 2016 up 1.6% 95th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st
Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th
Share of women in parliament 31.0% 2025 up 72.2% 65th
Population 1.86 million 2024 down 6.6% 145th
Life Expectancy at Birth 76.43 2024 up 3.1% 94th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.72 2025 down 1.3% 28th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.4% 2023 up 10.9% 132nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.4% 2023 up 10.9% 134th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 21.9% 2023 down 3.1% 157th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.25 2024 down 11.0% 57th
Sex ratio at birth 106.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.1% 39th
Sex ratio by age 23.75 males per 100 females 2023 up 16.2% 99th
Sex ratio at age 5 108.16 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.9% 16th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.1% 39th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.3% 2023 down 27.9% 205th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 31.3% 2023 up 0.6% 228th
Sex ratio at age 60 81.25 males per 100 females 2023 up 7.2% 209th
Male population by age group 44,980 people 2023 down 12.7% 158th
Female population by age group 42,270 people 2023 down 13.2% 158th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st