Gender in Central African Republic

196 indicators covering gender for Central African Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.3% 4th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.6% 3rd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.7% 5th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.6752 index 2025 up 14.2% 156th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.8721 index 2025 up 31.4% 142nd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year 2025 up 584.3% 13th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.0% 2050 down 10.0% 90th
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 1.5 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.0% 169th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0041 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.7% 165th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 176th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.414 2023 up 15.3% 191st
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 69.68 2025 down 0.5% 7th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 60.6% 16th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 67.5% 28th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 60.0% 18th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.46 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 67.1% 31st
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 51.9% 2025 up 1.8% 30th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 110.71 2017 up 68.9% 36th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.7 2016 up 4.9% 159th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th
Share of women in parliament 11.4% 2025 unchanged 154th
Population 5.33 million 2024 up 15.3% 119th
Life Expectancy at Birth 57.67 2024 up 43.2% 214th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 43.4% 2023 down 0.7% 21st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 43.4% 2023 down 0.7% 21st
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 48.4% 2023 up 0.2% 18th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 15.81 2017 up 31.8% 202nd
Sex ratio at birth 101.76 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.6% 226th
Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2013 down 100.0% 192nd
Sex ratio at age 5 101.99 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 194th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 101.76 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.6% 226th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
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 6.3% 2023 down 24.0% 3rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.6% 2023 up 2.1% 14th
Sex ratio at age 60 64.24 males per 100 females 2023 down 33.0% 233rd
Male population by age group 473,975 people 2023 up 8.6% 87th
Female population by age group 466,932 people 2023 up 8.9% 86th
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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th
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? 0 2023 156th
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 75 2023 unchanged 135th
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st