Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Latvia
Latvia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 17.83 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Latvia stood at 17.83 %.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Latvia peaked at 20.68 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.25 %, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.91 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.94 % | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 18.65 % | +168.7% |
| 2003 | 12.52 % | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 17.21 % | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 13.09 % | -23.9% |
| 2006 | 7.25 % | -44.6% |
| 2007 | 5.25 % | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 6.22 % | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 5.81 % | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.74 % | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 15.84 % | +104.7% |
| 2012 | 19.36 % | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 15.85 % | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 17.13 % | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 19.06 % | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 15.8 % | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 16.93 % | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 18.14 % | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 13.21 % | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 20.68 % | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 13.82 % | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 12.97 % | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 17.83 % | +37.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 17.83 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 17.83 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.08 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.18 % | 5.25 % | 18.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.91 % | 7.74 % | 19.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.32 % | 12.97 % | 20.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Latvia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Latvia was 17.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 % in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.