Researchers (HC) - % Female in Latvia
Latvia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 48.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
48.8%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
28th
of 107 countries
All-time high
54.7%
in 2008
All-time low
46.4%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Latvia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (hc) - % female in Latvia stood at 48.8%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Latvia peaked at 54.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1996.
That places Latvia 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 46.4% | — |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -3.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 48.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 48.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.3% | 46.4% | 49.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.5% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Latvia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Latvia was 48.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release