Gender in China 206 indicators covering gender for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.2% 102nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.6% 124th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.2% 114th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 up 0.2% 49th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 index 2025 up 2.3% 36th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.0482 % change on previous year 2025 down 80.3% 148th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 64.8% 2050 up 4.3% 6th 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 37.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.1% 45th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0251 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 76th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1264 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 49th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.797 2023 up 8.7% 78th 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 0.1 2025 down 97.1% 89th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 27,580 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 72.2% 70th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.1% 2025 up 0.5% 188th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 99.64 2024 up 2.8% 112th Gender Development Index 0.976 2023 up 2.7% 82nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.976 2023 up 2.7% 82nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.976 2023 up 2.7% 82nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8057 2023 up 7.4% 74th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.7% 182nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1663 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.4% 151st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.5 2016 up 3.1% 163rd 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 26.5% 2025 up 12.2% 88th Population 1.41 billion 2024 up 2.7% 2nd Life Expectancy at Birth 78.02 2024 up 1.7% 69th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 15.6% 2023 up 2.0% 171st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 15.6% 2023 up 2.0% 173rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% 188th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 92.26 2012 up 46.8% 94th Sex ratio at birth 110.63 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.7% 5th Sex ratio by age 6.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 94.1% 180th Sex ratio at age 5 113.46 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.3% 3rd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 110.63 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.7% 5th 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 0.5% 2023 down 48.9% 175th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.9% 2023 down 5.2% 191st Sex ratio at age 60 97.54 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.8% 77th Male population by age group 30.65 million people 2023 down 36.6% 2nd Female population by age group 27.40 million people 2023 down 33.9% 2nd 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? 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 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 →