Since 1950 there has been a relatively large difference in the number of males and females in Latvia, particularly when put in context with the total overall population. The number of women exceeds the number of men by over 260 thousand in 1950, which is one of the long-term effects of the Second World War. During the war, Latvia lost approximately 12.5 percent of its overall population, an the number of women was already higher than men before this, however the war caused this gap in population to widen much further. From 1950 onwards both male and female populations grow, and by 1990 the gap has shrunk down to 180,000 people. In 1990 Latvia gained it's independence from the Soviet Union, and from this point both populations begin to decline, falling to 870 thousand men in 2020, and just over one million women, with a difference of 150 thousand people.
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Latvia: Ratio of female to male students in secondary school: The latest value from 2020 is 1 percent, unchanged from 1 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.01 percent, based on data from 111 countries. Historically, the average for Latvia from 1991 to 2020 is 1.01 percent. The minimum value, 0.97 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 1.08 percent was recorded in 1996.
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Latvia LV: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.067 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.038 % for 2016. Latvia LV: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.809 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.295 % in 1963 and a record low of 6.037 % in 2015. Latvia LV: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;
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Latvia - Women per 100 men was 115.80% in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Latvia - Women per 100 men - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Latvia - Women per 100 men reached a record high of 118.90% in December of 2011 and a record low of 115.80% in December of 2022.
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Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in Latvia was reported at 1.064 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Latvia - Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
Latvian women were more frequent social media users than men, with nearly ***** in ten female users accessing social media every day or almost every day in 2022. Furthermore, ** percent of women admitted to have never used social media, whereas the proportion of men stating the same was measured at ** percent. Individuals aged 16 to 24 years were the most frequent users of social media in the country.
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Latvia: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2022 is 1.31 percent, an increase from 1.27 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.21 percent, based on data from 117 countries. Historically, the average for Latvia from 1981 to 2022 is 1.35 percent. The minimum value, 1.14 percent, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 1.47 percent was recorded in 2008.
Over the last two observations, the life expectancy has significantly increased in all gender groups Comparing the two different gender groups for the year 2023, the 'life expectancy of women at birth' leads the ranking with 80.8 years. Contrastingly, 'life expectancy of men at birth' is ranked last, with 70.8 years. Their difference, compared to life expectancy of women at birth, lies at ten years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Samoa and Venezuela.
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Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Tertiary School Enrollment for Latvia (SEENRTERTFMZSLVA) from 1981 to 2022 about enrolled, Latvia, ratio, tertiary schooling, females, males, and education.
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Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 81.940 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 80.297 % for 2015. Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 78.142 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.903 % in 2010 and a record low of 73.729 % in 1996. Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.
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School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Latvia was reported at 1.0013 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Latvia - Ratio of female to male primary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.
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Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 82.093 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 82.009 % for 2016. Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 77.062 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.488 % in 2010 and a record low of 74.010 % in 1999. Latvia LV: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.
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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Latvia was reported at 81.8 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Latvia - Ratio of female to male labor participation rate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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This graph shows the total population of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the years between 1922 and 1935, as well as the total number of males and females. After the First World War the Baltic states began claiming their independence from tsarist Russia, as the events of the Russian Revolution took place. Inter-war Estonia The Estonian War of Independence from 1918 to 1920 led to the country's first period of independence, until it became occupied by the Soviet Union again in 1940 during the Second World War. After Estonia gained independence the country experienced a period of political turmoil, including a failed coup d'etat in 1924, and was hit hard by the Great Depression in 1929 before things became more stable in the mid 1930s. Between 1939 and 1945 Estonia's population was devastated by the Second World War, with some estimates claiming that as many as 7.3 percent of all civilians perished as a result of the conflict. From the graph we can see the population grew by 119 thousand people during the 12 years shown, growing from 1.107 million to 1.126 million. The number of women was also higher than the number of men during this time, by 67 thousand in 1922 and 68 thousand in 1934. Inter-war Latvia For Latvia, Independence was a hard-won struggle that had devastated the population in the late 1910s. Similarly to Estonia, the advent of independence brought many challenges to Latvia, and a period of political and economic turmoil followed, which was exacerbated by the Great Depression in 1929. After economic recovery began in 1933, and a coup d'etat established stricter control in 1934, the Latvian economy and political landscape became more stable and the quality of life improved. This lasted until the Second World War, where Latvia became one of the staging grounds of Germany's war against Soviet Russia, and approximately 12.5 percent of all civilians died. From the data we can see that Latvia's population between 1925 and 1935 grew steadily by 95,000 in this decade, with the number of men and women growing at a similar rate. Inter-war Lithuania Lithuania's experience in the interwar period was slightly different to that of Latvia and Estonia. The end of the First World War led to a growing movement for independence from German, Russian or Polish influence, however these countries were reluctant to cede control to one another, and independence was finally achieved in 1922. A right wing dictatorship was established in 1926, which maintained political and civil control until the outbreak of the Second World War, however interference from other nations, particularly Germany, was ever-present in Lithuanian economic activity. From the graph we have only one set of figures, showing that the Lithuanian population was just over 2 million in 1929, with approximately 5 percent more women than men. World War II again devastated Lithuania's population, with almost 14.4 percent of the entire population falling during the conflict.
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School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Latvia was reported at 1.3077 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Latvia - Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in Latvia: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).
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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Latvia was reported at 82.05 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Latvia - Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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Latvia LV: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.544 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.417 Ratio for 2014. Latvia LV: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.637 Ratio from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2015, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.891 Ratio in 2008 and a record low of 1.192 Ratio in 1992. Latvia LV: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Latvia – Table LV.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).
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There were 729 400 Instagram users in Latvia in May 2024, which accounted for 41.1% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 61.8%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (213 200). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where women lead by 62 900.
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Since 1950 there has been a relatively large difference in the number of males and females in Latvia, particularly when put in context with the total overall population. The number of women exceeds the number of men by over 260 thousand in 1950, which is one of the long-term effects of the Second World War. During the war, Latvia lost approximately 12.5 percent of its overall population, an the number of women was already higher than men before this, however the war caused this gap in population to widen much further. From 1950 onwards both male and female populations grow, and by 1990 the gap has shrunk down to 180,000 people. In 1990 Latvia gained it's independence from the Soviet Union, and from this point both populations begin to decline, falling to 870 thousand men in 2020, and just over one million women, with a difference of 150 thousand people.