Gender in Bangladesh 237 indicators covering gender for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.5% 44th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.2% 52nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.4% 43rd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.19 index 2025 up 6.8% 18th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 40.3% 122nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.2% 90th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 70.8% 2050 down 10.1% 1st Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 204.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46.5% 6th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.3741 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.0% 4th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.945 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.3% 7th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.685 2023 up 16.3% 130th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 4.9 2025 down 71.8% 57th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 125th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 11,820 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 67.5% 117th 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 50.8% 2025 up 0.2% 67th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 106.49 2024 up 1.3% 51st Gender Development Index 0.918 2023 up 3.3% 150th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.918 2023 up 3.3% 150th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.918 2023 up 3.3% 150th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7077 2023 up 14.4% 123rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 60.8% 158th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4998 % change on previous year 2023 up 66.5% 94th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 22 2016 up 6.8% 181st Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 20.9% 2023 up 5.8% 114th Population 173.56 million 2024 up 9.9% 8th Life Expectancy at Birth 74.93 2024 up 7.0% 106th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 6.16 2024 down 53.3% 136th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 37.6% 2023 up 8.7% 37th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 37.6% 2023 up 8.7% 37th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 38.6% 2023 down 8.5% 43rd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 64.3 2024 up 15.6% 156th Sex ratio at birth 104.56 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.7% 133rd Sex ratio by age 15.17 males per 100 females 2023 down 77.2% 150th Sex ratio at age 5 105.64 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.4% 67th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.56 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.7% 133rd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st 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 2.1% 2023 down 35.6% 61st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.7% 2023 up 4.4% 31st Sex ratio at age 60 107.19 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.2% 23rd Male population by age group 8.45 million people 2023 up 5.4% 9th Female population by age group 8.05 million people 2023 up 3.7% 9th 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →