Gender ratio in Latvia

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	21 May 2026

Population (2026)

Male Population	852.85
Female Population	983.08
Male (%)	46.45%
Female (%)	53.55%
Male Surplus	130K

Sex Ratio (2026)

Total	86.75
At Birth	106.10
Age 0–14	107.14
Age 15–64	98.03
Age 65+	52.85

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In 2026, Latvia is projected to have a heavily female-skewed sex ratio of 86.75 males per 100 females, indicating that females outnumber males by a large margin. Based on the overall female-to-male ratio, Latvia ranks ninth among 237 countries and territories worldwide, and third among 50 entities in Europe behind Moldova and Russia, while ranking first within the European Union. Its gender ratio is comparable to those of Belarus, Armenia, and Ukraine.

There are 852,851 (853K) males and 983,083 (983K) females in Latvia, resulting in a female surplus of about 130K people. In percentage terms, females make up 53.55% of the population, compared to 46.45% males. Latvia has the 23rd-highest absolute female surplus in Europe and ranks 73rd globally.

In Latvia, the male-to-female ratio has increased from 76.34 males for every 100 females in 1950, reaching a peak of 86.93 in 1990. Despite this long-term improvement, the country’s sex ratio is projected to remain below 90 males per 100 females until 2044.

The sex ratio at birth in Latvia is approximately 106.1 male births for every 100 female births. Historically, the ratio has remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow range from about 104.3 in 2007 to 107.2 in 2016, indicating minimal variation over time.

As of 2026, Latvia has more males than females in age groups under 45. The highest male-to-female ratio is found in the 30–34 age group, with 107.48 males per 100 females. Among children under 15, the sex ratio is 107.14, while in the working-age population (15–64), the ratio is slightly female-skewed at 98.03 males per 100 females. However, the ratio declines sharply among those aged 65 and older, with only 52.85 males for every 100 females. Among the elderly, women greatly outnumber men, with females outnumbering males by roughly 2 to 1 in the 75–79 age group and by about 5 to 1 among centenarians.

Latvia Sex ratio by age group (2026)
Age group	Male		Female		M per 100 F
Age group	People	(%)	People	(%)	M per 100 F
00-04	37,477	51.59	35,169	48.41	106.563
05-09	50,128	51.80	46,645	48.20	107.467
10-14	54,778	51.75	51,081	48.25	107.238
15-19	52,203	51.26	49,642	48.74	105.159
20-24	46,783	51.35	44,318	48.65	105.562
25-29	42,850	51.67	40,075	48.33	106.925
30-34	53,045	51.80	49,353	48.20	107.481
35-39	69,376	51.40	65,584	48.60	105.782
40-44	67,872	50.87	65,558	49.13	103.530
45-49	59,834	49.37	61,353	50.63	97.524
50-54	61,328	48.16	66,023	51.84	92.889
55-59	57,833	46.43	66,735	53.57	86.661
60-64	55,522	44.44	69,424	55.56	79.975
65-69	51,691	41.62	72,494	58.38	71.304
70-74	37,022	37.30	62,221	62.70	59.501
75-79	26,402	33.08	53,407	66.92	49.435
80-84	15,271	27.84	39,575	72.16	38.587
85-89	9,789	24.23	30,618	75.77	31.971
90-94	2,962	21.16	11,037	78.84	26.837
95-99	637	20.14	2,526	79.86	25.218
100+	48	16.55	242	83.45	19.835
Total	852,851	46.45	983,080	53.55	86.753

Total
At birth

Latvia Sex ratio estimates
Year	Male	Female	Percentage (%)		M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	M	F	Birth	Total
1950	830,615	1,088,104	43.29	56.71	105.6	76.336
1951	838,861	1,095,054	43.38	56.62	105.6	76.605
1952	847,300	1,102,235	43.46	56.54	105.6	76.871
1953	855,729	1,109,470	43.54	56.46	105.6	77.130
1954	864,718	1,117,316	43.63	56.37	105.6	77.392
1955	874,484	1,125,978	43.71	56.29	105.6	77.664
1956	884,543	1,134,962	43.80	56.20	105.6	77.936
1957	895,402	1,144,713	43.89	56.11	105.5	78.221
1958	907,567	1,155,725	43.99	56.01	105.5	78.528
1959	924,111	1,172,870	44.07	55.93	105.5	78.791
1960	941,822	1,189,350	44.19	55.81	105.6	79.188
1961	957,200	1,199,968	44.37	55.63	106.1	79.769
1962	972,295	1,209,989	44.55	55.45	106.9	80.356
1963	986,625	1,219,176	44.73	55.27	106.3	80.926
1964	1,000,842	1,228,916	44.89	55.11	106.1	81.441
1965	1,014,435	1,238,327	45.03	54.97	106.0	81.920
1966	1,027,402	1,246,947	45.17	54.83	105.6	82.393
1967	1,040,529	1,255,550	45.32	54.68	105.9	82.874
1968	1,053,398	1,263,886	45.46	54.54	105.9	83.346
1969	1,065,601	1,272,065	45.58	54.42	105.7	83.769
1970	1,076,525	1,281,034	45.66	54.34	105.5	84.036
1971	1,087,554	1,289,518	45.75	54.25	105.4	84.338
1972	1,098,519	1,297,355	45.85	54.15	106.0	84.674
1973	1,108,826	1,306,957	45.90	54.10	105.8	84.840
1974	1,119,663	1,317,332	45.94	54.06	106.1	84.995
1975	1,129,042	1,326,729	45.98	54.02	106.1	85.100
1976	1,135,905	1,334,632	45.98	54.02	106.1	85.110
1977	1,142,899	1,341,709	46.00	54.00	105.8	85.182
1978	1,149,141	1,348,220	46.01	53.99	105.6	85.234
1979	1,152,843	1,352,683	46.01	53.99	105.8	85.226
1980	1,156,113	1,355,646	46.03	53.97	105.8	85.281
1981	1,160,503	1,359,467	46.05	53.95	105.9	85.365
1982	1,166,734	1,365,281	46.08	53.92	105.7	85.457
1983	1,174,597	1,372,374	46.12	53.88	105.3	85.589
1984	1,182,988	1,379,785	46.16	53.84	105.0	85.737
1985	1,191,761	1,387,469	46.21	53.79	105.2	85.895
1986	1,202,906	1,396,872	46.27	53.73	105.0	86.114
1987	1,216,975	1,408,988	46.34	53.66	105.4	86.372
1988	1,231,202	1,421,044	46.42	53.58	105.7	86.641
1989	1,238,645	1,426,190	46.48	53.52	105.6	86.850
1990	1,237,245	1,422,886	46.51	53.49	105.0	86.953
1991	1,231,802	1,417,138	46.50	53.50	104.9	86.922
1992	1,213,726	1,401,101	46.42	53.58	105.0	86.627
1993	1,187,118	1,376,703	46.30	53.70	104.8	86.229
1994	1,164,847	1,356,387	46.20	53.80	105.3	85.879
1995	1,146,617	1,339,332	46.12	53.88	105.8	85.611
1996	1,132,801	1,325,104	46.09	53.91	106.0	85.488
1997	1,121,057	1,312,174	46.07	53.93	105.9	85.435
1998	1,110,302	1,299,907	46.07	53.93	105.6	85.414
1999	1,100,980	1,289,841	46.05	53.95	105.4	85.358
2000	1,089,862	1,278,450	46.02	53.98	105.1	85.249
2001	1,074,726	1,263,575	45.96	54.04	104.9	85.054
2002	1,060,700	1,250,650	45.89	54.11	105.2	84.812
2003	1,049,791	1,239,193	45.86	54.14	105.5	84.716
2004	1,038,469	1,225,705	45.87	54.13	105.3	84.724
2005	1,027,290	1,212,494	45.87	54.13	104.9	84.725
2006	1,018,090	1,200,943	45.88	54.12	104.5	84.774
2007	1,010,554	1,190,222	45.92	54.08	104.3	84.905
2008	999,986	1,177,726	45.92	54.08	104.4	84.908
2009	981,924	1,160,119	45.84	54.16	104.6	84.640
2010	959,524	1,138,307	45.74	54.26	105.1	84.294
2011	941,420	1,118,522	45.70	54.30	105.3	84.166
2012	930,739	1,103,895	45.74	54.26	105.6	84.314
2013	921,866	1,091,143	45.80	54.20	105.7	84.486
2014	914,192	1,079,957	45.84	54.16	106.4	84.651
2015	907,806	1,070,061	45.90	54.10	107.0	84.837
2016	900,034	1,059,829	45.92	54.08	107.2	84.923
2017	892,736	1,049,858	45.96	54.04	107.2	85.034
2018	887,388	1,040,200	46.04	53.96	107.1	85.309
2019	883,052	1,031,211	46.13	53.87	106.9	85.633
2020	878,254	1,022,870	46.20	53.80	106.7	85.862
2021	871,887	1,013,700	46.24	53.76	106.6	86.010
2022	870,579	1,010,484	46.28	53.72	106.5	86.155
2023	871,905	1,010,490	46.32	53.68	106.4	86.285

Latvia Sex ratio projections
Year	Male	Female	Percentage (%)		M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	M	F	Birth	Total
2024	867,806	1,004,066	46.36	53.64	106.3	86.429
2025	860,167	993,392	46.41	53.59	106.2	86.589
2026	852,851	983,083	46.45	53.55	106.1	86.753
2027	847,067	974,497	46.50	53.50	106.1	86.924
2028	841,214	965,857	46.55	53.45	106.0	87.095
2029	835,304	957,180	46.60	53.40	106.0	87.267
2030	829,250	948,370	46.65	53.35	105.9	87.440
2031	823,235	939,634	46.70	53.30	105.9	87.612
2032	817,331	931,059	46.75	53.25	105.9	87.785
2033	811,452	922,552	46.80	53.20	105.9	87.957
2034	805,736	914,265	46.85	53.15	105.9	88.129
2035	800,212	906,216	46.89	53.11	105.9	88.303
2036	794,754	898,268	46.94	53.06	105.8	88.476
2037	789,370	890,413	46.99	53.01	105.8	88.652
2038	784,067	882,660	47.04	52.96	105.8	88.830
2039	778,730	874,881	47.09	52.91	105.8	89.010
2040	773,468	867,176	47.14	52.86	105.8	89.194
2041	768,280	859,539	47.20	52.80	105.8	89.383
2042	763,173	851,979	47.25	52.75	105.8	89.577
2043	758,143	844,496	47.31	52.69	105.8	89.775
2044	753,096	836,992	47.36	52.64	105.8	89.976
2045	747,989	829,417	47.42	52.58	105.8	90.183
2046	742,878	821,840	47.48	52.52	105.8	90.392
2047	737,806	814,329	47.53	52.47	105.8	90.603
2048	732,667	806,769	47.59	52.41	105.7	90.815
2049	727,471	799,169	47.65	52.35	105.7	91.028
2050	722,232	791,578	47.71	52.29	105.7	91.240
2051	716,981	784,034	47.77	52.23	105.7	91.448
2052	711,513	776,317	47.82	52.18	105.7	91.652
2053	705,777	768,375	47.88	52.12	105.7	91.853
2054	699,934	760,383	47.93	52.07	105.7	92.050
2055	694,013	752,378	47.98	52.02	105.7	92.243
2056	687,977	744,336	48.03	51.97	105.7	92.428
2057	681,819	736,242	48.08	51.92	105.8	92.608
2058	675,644	728,201	48.13	51.87	105.7	92.783
2059	669,482	720,257	48.17	51.83	105.8	92.950
2060	663,282	712,343	48.22	51.78	105.7	93.113
2061	657,109	704,520	48.26	51.74	105.7	93.270
2062	651,010	696,847	48.30	51.70	105.7	93.422
2063	644,911	689,243	48.34	51.66	105.7	93.568
2064	638,790	681,648	48.38	51.62	105.7	93.713
2065	632,653	674,067	48.42	51.58	105.7	93.856
2066	626,622	666,651	48.45	51.55	105.8	93.996
2067	620,676	659,355	48.49	51.51	105.8	94.134
2068	614,740	652,104	48.53	51.47	105.7	94.270
2069	608,937	645,033	48.56	51.44	105.7	94.404
2070	603,242	638,116	48.60	51.40	105.7	94.535
2071	597,588	631,264	48.63	51.37	105.7	94.665
2072	592,039	624,544	48.66	51.34	105.7	94.795
2073	586,585	617,955	48.70	51.30	105.7	94.924
2074	581,143	611,393	48.73	51.27	105.8	95.052
2075	575,711	604,855	48.77	51.23	105.7	95.182
2076	570,332	598,396	48.80	51.20	105.7	95.310
2077	565,038	592,045	48.83	51.17	105.7	95.438
2078	559,798	585,775	48.87	51.13	105.7	95.565
2079	554,558	579,535	48.90	51.10	105.7	95.690
2080	549,367	573,381	48.93	51.07	105.7	95.812
2081	544,266	567,374	48.96	51.04	105.7	95.927
2082	539,240	561,494	48.99	51.01	105.7	96.037
2083	534,265	555,723	49.02	50.98	105.7	96.139
2084	529,358	550,093	49.04	50.96	105.7	96.231
2085	524,562	544,648	49.06	50.94	105.7	96.312
2086	519,822	539,330	49.08	50.92	105.7	96.383
2087	515,085	534,081	49.09	50.91	105.7	96.443
2088	510,389	528,939	49.11	50.89	105.7	96.493
2089	505,748	523,915	49.12	50.88	105.7	96.532
2090	501,120	518,957	49.13	50.87	105.7	96.563
2091	496,486	514,038	49.13	50.87	105.7	96.585
2092	491,863	509,166	49.14	50.86	105.7	96.602
2093	487,271	504,348	49.14	50.86	105.7	96.614
2094	482,685	499,546	49.14	50.86	105.7	96.625
2095	478,091	494,724	49.15	50.85	105.7	96.638
2096	473,483	489,880	49.15	50.85	105.7	96.653
2097	468,885	485,031	49.15	50.85	105.7	96.671
2098	464,284	480,154	49.16	50.84	105.7	96.695
2099	459,665	475,229	49.17	50.83	105.7	96.725
2100	455,068	470,303	49.18	50.82	105.7	96.761