Gender in Belgium

250 indicators covering gender for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 79.5% 2025 down 5.6% 164th
Share of female employment by economic sector 0.6% 2025 down 14.4% 170th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 4 2023 down 33.3% 173rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 33.8 2019 down 17.0% 142nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 26.1 2019 down 11.8% 172nd
Total Fertility Rate 1.53 2022 down 15.0% 148th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 82.15 2023 up 14.4% 24th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 20.55 years 2018 up 2.9% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 18.6 years 2018 up 3.0% 7th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 28.6% 2025 up 23.7% 56th
Women of reproductive age 2.52 million 2023 up 0.1% 89th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 88.9% 2026 down 0.3% 10th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.2% 2020 down 0.1% 160th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 61 2026 up 3.4% 70th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 40.7% 2026 up 3.4% 29th
Share of women in ministerial positions 42.9% 2024 up 2.8% 19th
Share of women in parliament 41.3% 2025 up 5.1% 24th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 112.43 2020 down 5.8% 9th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.1% 2016 up 10.1% 151st
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.3% 2016 up 14.2% 143rd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 41.33 2024 up 5.1% 19th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.79 ratio 2026 down 3.7% 26th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 83.5% 2025 down 0.9% 137th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 13.9% 2023 down 1.4% 189th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 380.6 2023 up 35.1% 105th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.0% 2023 up 32.7% 190th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 13.9% 2023 down 1.4% 205th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.1% 2023 up 34.8% 190th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 15 2023 up 32.7% 177th
Gender Development Index 0.975 2022 up 0.8% 80th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 34.7% 2024 up 9.7% 81st
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 89.0% 2023 up 3.5% 35th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 88.0% 2023 up 8.6% 23rd
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2023 up 0.1% 97th
Gender Inequality Index 0.044 2022 down 48.2% 152nd
Suicide Rate 18.36 2021 down 13.4% 15th
Female migrants 50.9% 2020 down 1.4% 69th