Gender in Belgium 250 indicators covering gender for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.5% 174th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.8% 169th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 170th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 0.4% 78th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 0.1% 67th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6011 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.0% 123rd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.4% 2050 up 7.1% 139th 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 82.29 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.9% 18th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0626 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 32nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.3215 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 17th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.951 2023 up 2.8% 10th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 75,534 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 2.0% 17th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.7% 2025 down 0.3% 78th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 102.11 2023 down 1.0% 82nd Gender Development Index 0.979 2023 up 1.2% 77th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.979 2023 up 1.2% 77th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.979 2023 up 1.2% 77th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9596 2023 up 2.2% 10th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.7% 160th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.6824 % change on previous year 2023 up 238.1% 70th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.6 2016 up 1.2% 114th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st 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 41.3% 2025 up 5.0% 23rd Population 11.88 million 2024 up 6.0% 80th Life Expectancy at Birth 82.3 2024 up 1.2% 31st SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 37.23 2025 up 14.3% 64th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 15.0% 2023 up 32.7% 175th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 15.0% 2023 up 32.7% 177th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 13.9% 2023 down 1.4% 189th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 142.96 2023 down 11.7% 2nd Sex ratio at birth 104.76 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 126th Sex ratio by age 21.43 males per 100 females 2023 up 36.4% 112th Sex ratio at age 5 104.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 122nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.76 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 126th 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 0.3% 2023 down 3.4% 206th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.8% 2023 up 2.9% 130th Sex ratio at age 60 100.12 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.7% 55th Male population by age group 297,687 people 2023 down 10.5% 103rd Female population by age group 285,121 people 2023 down 10.3% 103rd 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →