Gender in Afghanistan 200 indicators covering gender for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.7% 67th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 37.7% 2nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.7% 2nd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.6411 index 2025 — 159th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.627 index 2025 — 154th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year 2025 down 73.7% 46th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.9% 2050 down 6.9% 50th Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 0.9289 units per square kilometre 2023 down 57.8% 179th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0275 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.2% 73rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0361 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.9% 126th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.496 2023 up 0.8% 181st Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 900.0% 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 40.0% 92nd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,198 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 39.3% 169th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 119th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th Share of the population that is female 49.5% 2025 up 0.1% 173rd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 112.23 2023 up 4.0% 31st Gender Development Index 0.66 2023 down 3.1% 182nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.66 2023 down 3.1% 182nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.66 2023 down 3.1% 182nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5746 2023 up 1.9% 160th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 19.7% 59th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3545 % change on previous year 2023 down 72.6% 121st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.1 2016 up 5.2% 149th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 27.0% 2020 down 2.5% 85th Population 42.65 million 2024 up 30.1% 36th Life Expectancy at Birth 66.29 2024 up 6.5% 183rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 45.4% 2023 up 21.4% 17th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 45.4% 2023 up 21.4% 17th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 31.6% 2023 down 5.4% 74th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 59.61 2023 up 8.6% 161st Sex ratio at birth 104.53 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 134th Sex ratio by age 31.25 males per 100 females 2023 down 6.2% 61st Sex ratio at age 5 104.53 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.8% 115th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.53 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 134th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 4.0% 2023 down 26.4% 23rd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.4% 2023 down 0.5% 16th Sex ratio at age 60 83.65 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.0% 195th Male population by age group 3.40 million people 2023 up 18.4% 20th Female population by age group 3.26 million people 2023 up 19.1% 20th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 down 100.0% 180th Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 176th Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 156th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →