Gender in Canada 234 indicators covering gender for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.7% 157th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.9% 168th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.0% 167th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 down 0.1% 108th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 up 0.1% 77th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.7516 % change on previous year 2025 up 109.5% 114th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.6% 2050 up 4.1% 132nd 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 1.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.3% 173rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.8% 185th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.9% 177th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.939 2023 up 1.0% 16th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 64,494 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 1.4% 28th 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 0.1% 109th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.01 2023 down 4.4% 154th Gender Development Index 0.991 2023 up 0.7% 55th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.991 2023 up 0.7% 55th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.991 2023 up 0.7% 55th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9429 2023 up 0.7% 19th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 15.4% 173rd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8192 % change on previous year 2023 up 223.8% 54th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.6 2016 up 1.5% 77th 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 1 2025 — 1st Share of women in parliament 30.3% 2025 up 16.4% 67th Population 41.29 million 2024 up 16.5% 37th Life Expectancy at Birth 82.11 2024 up 0.4% 34th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 35.59 2021 down 4.1% 74th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 14.0% 2023 up 75.0% 181st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 14.0% 2023 up 75.0% 183rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 15.1% 2023 down 5.0% 181st Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.32 2023 down 6.4% 44th Sex ratio at birth 105.25 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 94th Sex ratio by age 22.01 males per 100 females 2023 up 22.1% 109th Sex ratio at age 5 105.14 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 91st Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.25 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 94th 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 17.9% 189th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.9% 2023 down 0.7% 106th Sex ratio at age 60 98.05 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 72nd Male population by age group 962,992 people 2023 down 2.8% 63rd Female population by age group 916,218 people 2023 down 3.0% 65th 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →