Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Latvia

Share of women in the population in Latvia in 2025 — 53.59%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.21 pp.

2025 53.59% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 217
Period maximum 55.81%1960
Period minimum 53.49%1990

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Latvia, 1960–20255354555619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.81%1962: 55.45%1964: 55.11%1966: 54.83%1968: 54.54%1970: 54.34%1972: 54.15%1974: 54.06%1976: 54.02%1978: 53.99%1980: 53.97%1982: 53.92%1984: 53.84%1986: 53.73%1988: 53.58%1990: 53.49%1992: 53.58%1994: 53.8%1996: 53.91%1998: 53.93%2000: 53.98%2002: 54.11%2004: 54.13%2006: 54.12%2008: 54.08%2010: 54.26%2012: 54.26%2014: 54.16%2016: 54.08%2018: 53.96%2020: 53.8%2022: 53.72%2024: 53.64%2025: 53.59%
Change over the period: −2.21 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 53.59%
World 49.73%
Northern Europe computed 50.64%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.59 −0.05 pp
2024 53.64 −0.04 pp
2023 53.68 −0.04 pp
2022 53.72 −0.04 pp
2021 53.76 −0.04 pp
2020 53.8 −0.07 pp
2019 53.87 −0.09 pp
2018 53.96 −0.08 pp
2017 54.04 −0.03 pp
2016 54.08 −0.03 pp
2015 54.1 −0.05 pp
2014 54.16 −0.05 pp
2013 54.2 −0.05 pp
2012 54.26 −0.04 pp
2011 54.3 +0.04 pp
2010 54.26 +0.1 pp
2009 54.16 +0.08 pp
2008 54.08 −0 pp
2007 54.08 −0.04 pp
2006 54.12 −0.01 pp
2005 54.13 −0 pp
2004 54.13 −0 pp
2003 54.14 +0.03 pp
2002 54.11 +0.07 pp
2001 54.04 +0.06 pp
2000 53.98 +0.03 pp
1999 53.95 +0.02 pp
1998 53.93 +0.01 pp
1997 53.93 +0.02 pp
1996 53.91 +0.04 pp
1995 53.88 +0.08 pp
1994 53.8 +0.1 pp
1993 53.7 +0.11 pp
1992 53.58 +0.08 pp
1991 53.5 +0.01 pp
1990 53.49 −0.03 pp
1989 53.52 −0.06 pp
1988 53.58 −0.08 pp
1987 53.66 −0.07 pp
1986 53.73 −0.06 pp
1985 53.79 −0.05 pp
1984 53.84 −0.04 pp
1983 53.88 −0.04 pp
1982 53.92 −0.03 pp
1981 53.95 −0.02 pp
1980 53.97 −0.02 pp
1979 53.99 +0 pp
1978 53.99 −0.02 pp
1977 54 −0.02 pp
1976 54.02 −0 pp
1975 54.02 −0.03 pp
1974 54.06 −0.05 pp
1973 54.1 −0.05 pp
1972 54.15 −0.1 pp
1971 54.25 −0.09 pp
1970 54.34 −0.08 pp
1969 54.42 −0.13 pp
1968 54.54 −0.14 pp
1967 54.68 −0.14 pp
1966 54.83 −0.14 pp
1965 54.97 −0.15 pp
1964 55.11 −0.16 pp
1963 55.27 −0.17 pp
1962 55.45 −0.18 pp
1961 55.63 −0.18 pp
1960 55.81

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.