Gender in Arab World

23 indicators covering gender for Arab World.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female 27.41 million 2025 up 3.4% 42nd
Labor force, female, per capita 0.0545 units per person 2025 down 15.7% 46th
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.6% 40th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 27.5% 12th
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 45th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.092 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 11.6% 18th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1271 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 41.0% 18th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.0887 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 12.4% 16th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1065 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 27.9% 16th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 211.1% 2025 up 29.1% 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.48 years 2018 up 13.8% 32nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.9 years 2018 up 9.0% 31st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.9% 2025 up 32.8% 39th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.3% 2016 up 7.7% 17th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 20.0% 2016 down 6.0% 18th
Literacy rate, adult female 72.0% 2024 up 6.5% 24th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 48.4% 2024 up 88.2% 16th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 49.3% 2024 up 135.8% 16th
Female migrants 45.1% 2020 up 2.2% 42nd
Rural population, female 21.1% 2015 down 7.3% 31st
Rural population, male 21.6% 2015 down 7.1% 32nd
Urban population, female 27.2% 2015 up 4.2% 17th
Urban population, male 30.0% 2015 up 8.0% 14th