Gender in Bulgaria 251 indicators covering gender for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 — 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 up 33.3% 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? 0 2023 — 174th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 down 100.0% 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 down 50.0% 166th 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 90.62 2023 unchanged 44th Women Business and the Law Index 90.62 2023 unchanged 44th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.2% 2025 down 14.9% 149th Share of female employment by economic sector 2.7% 2025 down 36.4% 134th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 6 2023 down 14.3% 162nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 49.4 2019 up 0.8% 13th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 40.7 2019 down 1.0% 71st Total Fertility Rate 1.78 2022 up 18.7% 122nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 69.55 2024 down 4.7% 53rd 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 14.4 years 2018 up 0.5% 79th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14 years 2018 up 1.3% 72nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 5.3% 2025 down 85.0% 176th Women of reproductive age 1.42 million 2023 down 12.1% 113th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 70.0% 2026 up 16.3% 96th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 11.0% 2020 down 15.7% 142nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 60 2026 up 22.4% 72nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.0% 2026 up 22.4% 108th Share of women in ministerial positions 5.3% 2024 down 87.2% 177th Share of women in parliament 25.0% 2025 up 22.4% 101st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 84.29 2020 up 4.8% 74th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 6.0% 2016 down 0.3% 159th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 9.0% 2016 down 6.7% 163rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 20.83 2024 up 4.2% 120th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.48 ratio 2026 down 7.7% 95th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 84.3% 2025 down 19.6% 133rd Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 unchanged 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.6% 2023 up 0.4% 116th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 365.6 2023 up 4.9% 109th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 25.8% 2023 up 18.9% 99th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 25.6% 2023 up 0.4% 124th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 25.8% 2023 up 19.4% 99th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 25.8 2023 up 18.9% 92nd Gender Development Index 0.995 2022 up 0.4% 38th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.8% 2024 up 9.6% 49th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 58.0% 2024 up 56.8% 105th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 63.0% 2024 up 125.0% 92nd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →