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