Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Latvia

Women in parliament in Latvia in 2025 — 31%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 22 pp.

2025 31% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 184
Period maximum 32%2023
Period minimum 9%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Latvia, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 9%1998: 9%1999: 17%2000: 17%2001: 17%2002: 18%2003: 21%2004: 21%2005: 21%2006: 19%2007: 20%2008: 20%2009: 22%2010: 20%2011: 23%2012: 23%2013: 23%2014: 18%2015: 18%2016: 18%2017: 16%2018: 31%2019: 30%2020: 30%2021: 29%2022: 30%2023: 32%2024: 32%2025: 31%
Change over the period: +22 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Latvia 31%
World 27.2%
Northern Europe computed 37.4%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31 −1 pp
2024 32 +0 pp
2023 32 +2 pp
2022 30 +1 pp
2021 29 −1 pp
2020 30 +0 pp
2019 30 −1 pp
2018 31 +15 pp
2017 16 −2 pp
2016 18 +0 pp
2015 18 +0 pp
2014 18 −5 pp
2013 23 +0 pp
2012 23 +0 pp
2011 23 +3 pp
2010 20 −2 pp
2009 22 +2 pp
2008 20 +0 pp
2007 20 +1 pp
2006 19 −2 pp
2005 21 +0 pp
2004 21 +0 pp
2003 21 +3 pp
2002 18 +1 pp
2001 17 +0 pp
2000 17 +0 pp
1999 17 +8 pp
1998 9 +0 pp
1997 9

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.