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 ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →