But you haven't worked on this either: Are women underpaid or are men overpaid in Latvia? 0 11

Age, Education, Work Experience

The statistical office notes that the wage gap between women and men in Latvia still persists; however, there is a long-term trend towards its reduction, although compared to 2024, the gap has increased by 2.9 percentage points.

The difference in wages between men and women is determined by various social and economic factors: profession and job responsibilities, level of education, age, work experience, number of hours worked, as well as trends in supply and demand in the labor market and its structural changes, the CSO notes, adding that the indicator is calculated without excluding the influence of these factors, which can explain the reasons for the differences.

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In 2025, the smallest wage gap was in public administration - 3.7%, in the transportation and storage sector - 4.1%, and in real estate - 4.4%.

Conversely, the largest wage gap between women and men was in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector - 35.1%, in healthcare and social assistance - 30.5%, and in financial and insurance activities - 29.5%.

And regarding age. In 2025, the smallest difference in hourly wages between women and men was in the age group under 25 years (9.3%), while the largest was in the age groups 45-54 and 35-44 years, where women's salaries were 18% lower than men's.