Gender in Latvia 256 indicators covering gender for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.0% 2025 up 31.1% 113th Share of female employment by economic sector 3.8% 2025 down 24.2% 120th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 19 2023 down 20.8% 124th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 48.9 2019 down 6.0% 19th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 38.9 2019 down 4.4% 92nd Total Fertility Rate 1.47 2022 up 2.1% 158th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 82.92 2024 up 17.0% 23rd Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.96 years 2018 down 0.2% 26th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.54 years 2018 up 4.4% 38th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 28.6% 2025 up 23.7% 56th Women of reproductive age 390,118 2023 down 15.6% 150th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 77.2% 2026 up 3.5% 67th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 4.1% 2020 down 27.0% 184th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 37 2026 up 105.6% 98th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 37.0% 2026 up 105.6% 45th Share of women in ministerial positions 35.7% 2024 up 16.0% 37th Share of women in parliament 31.0% 2025 up 72.2% 72nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 94.63 2020 up 10.2% 39th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 6.8% 2016 up 13.6% 156th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 8.9% 2016 up 17.8% 164th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 32 2024 up 77.8% 58th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.67 ratio 2026 up 28.8% 46th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 82.6% 2025 up 5.2% 138th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 21.9% 2023 down 3.1% 157th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 83.3 2023 down 6.0% 154th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.4% 2023 up 10.9% 144th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 21.9% 2023 down 3.1% 170th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.4% 2023 up 11.5% 142nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.4 2023 up 10.9% 134th Gender Development Index 1.02 2022 down 0.7% 10th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 44.0% 2024 down 0.3% 26th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 54.0% 2024 up 390.9% 114th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 51.0% 2024 up 240.0% 116th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →