Gender in Burundi

213 indicators covering gender for Burundi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 13.0% 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.7% 1st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 15.1% 1st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.7391 index 2025 up 15.2% 154th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 index 2025 up 36.2% 61st
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year 2025 up 132.5% 15th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.8% 2050 up 0.1% 126th
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 118.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.1% 12th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.2418 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.2% 8th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.2912 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.8% 20th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.439 2023 up 2.6% 187th
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 71.78 2025 down 2.9% 6th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 68.4% 58th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 72.2% 103rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 954.99 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 12.3% 184th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 67.2% 54th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 56.5% 89th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.3% 2025 down 0.2% 111th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 100.63 2025 down 13.4% 102nd
Gender Development Index 0.932 2023 up 1.3% 137th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.932 2023 up 1.3% 137th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.932 2023 up 1.3% 137th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.4555 2023 up 2.1% 182nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 26.8% 29th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year 2023 down 24.3% 86th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.6 2016 up 3.3% 186th
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 39.6% 2025 up 8.9% 29th
Population 14.05 million 2024 up 30.1% 76th
Life Expectancy at Birth 63.82 2024 up 6.8% 197th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 39.0% 2023 up 41.8% 31st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 39.0% 2023 up 41.8% 31st
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 44.7% 2023 up 18.3% 27th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 23.13 2025 down 47.4% 198th
Sex ratio at birth 101.91 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 222nd
Sex ratio by age 28.57 males per 100 females 2023 down 65.7% 72nd
Sex ratio at age 5 101.35 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 207th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 101.91 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 222nd
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 3.2% 2023 down 30.7% 33rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.1% 2023 down 3.9% 20th
Sex ratio at age 60 89.8 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.7% 158th
Male population by age group 1.09 million people 2023 up 6.4% 59th
Female population by age group 1.07 million people 2023 up 5.8% 58th
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