Gender in Bhutan 222 indicators covering gender for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.0% 52nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.3% 82nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 62nd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 3.4% 44th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 index 2025 up 13.6% 60th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 57.6% 86th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.3% 2050 down 4.9% 26th 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 4.22 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.3% 149th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0044 units per square kilometre 2023 down 16.5% 163rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.0% 149th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.698 2023 up 13.3% 125th 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 0.007 2025 down 99.8% 117th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 27.3% 66th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 23.1% 88th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 16,531 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 45.1% 105th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 10.0% 74th 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 46.6% 2025 up 0.9% 206th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 114.88 2024 up 9.7% 22nd Gender Development Index 0.958 2023 up 0.4% 110th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.958 2023 up 0.4% 110th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.958 2023 up 0.4% 110th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7106 2023 up 12.7% 122nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 27.3% 23rd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.9586 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.2% 32nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.5 2016 up 5.2% 139th Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 47th 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 4.3% 2025 down 49.5% 166th Population 791,524 2024 up 8.0% 159th Life Expectancy at Birth 73.26 2024 up 3.9% 123rd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 45.05 2024 up 173.6% 20th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 33.8% 2023 up 18.6% 51st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 33.8% 2023 up 18.6% 51st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 32.6% 2023 down 6.6% 65th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 86.18 2024 up 2.4% 123rd Sex ratio at birth 104.44 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.6% 138th Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 down 16.7% 24th Sex ratio at age 5 104.31 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.3% 124th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.44 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.6% 138th 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 1.7% 2023 down 31.6% 70th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.8% 2023 down 4.1% 60th Sex ratio at age 60 110.99 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.0% 17th Male population by age group 24,682 people 2023 down 24.8% 168th Female population by age group 23,649 people 2023 down 21.7% 168th 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? 0 2023 — 123rd 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 40 2023 unchanged 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →