Gender in Bulgaria 251 indicators covering gender for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.0% 121st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 62.4% 132nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 63.9% 126th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9926 index 2025 down 0.0% 138th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 0.9% 120th Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.2484 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.6% 160th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 52.5% 2050 up 5.0% 155th 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 13.49 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.7% 96th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0091 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 140th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0535 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 105th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.845 2023 up 3.7% 55th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 20.0% 94th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 38,916 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 46.9% 54th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 50.0% 60th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.6% 2025 up 0.4% 34th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.28 2024 down 4.0% 152nd Gender Development Index 1 2023 up 0.3% 30th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1 2023 up 0.3% 30th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1 2023 up 0.3% 30th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.844 2023 up 3.4% 52nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 43.5% 109th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year 2023 up 59.2% 12th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.7 2016 up 2.0% 113th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 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 25.0% 2025 up 22.4% 94th Population 6.44 million 2024 down 8.9% 107th Life Expectancy at Birth 75.76 2024 up 1.7% 100th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 41.55 2025 up 10.6% 37th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 25.8% 2023 up 18.9% 92nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 25.8% 2023 up 18.9% 92nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 25.6% 2023 up 0.4% 116th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 94.78 2024 down 9.7% 83rd Sex ratio at birth 105.94 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 56th Sex ratio by age 38.78 males per 100 females 2023 down 9.9% 39th Sex ratio at age 5 105.92 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 52nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.94 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 56th 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 0.4% 2023 down 33.5% 181st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 34.4% 2023 down 0.1% 213th Sex ratio at age 60 93.71 males per 100 females 2023 up 5.1% 116th Male population by age group 158,293 people 2023 down 10.5% 125th Female population by age group 149,827 people 2023 down 10.6% 125th 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →