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