Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia stood at 31.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.4%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 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% | 16.0% | 31.0% |
| 1999 | +88.9% | 9.0% | 17.0% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latvia was 31.0% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1997.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latvia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.