Gender in China

206 indicators covering gender for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
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? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th
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 0 2023 110th
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 1 2023 unchanged 1st
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 unchanged 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 78.12 2023 up 3.3% 112th
Women Business and the Law Index 78.12 2023 up 3.3% 112th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.2% 2025 up 1.0% 159th
Share of female employment by economic sector 18.7% 2025 down 22.6% 77th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 16 2023 down 46.7% 132nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.2 2019 down 4.1% 173rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.1 2019 down 12.7% 188th
Total Fertility Rate 1.18 2022 down 34.6% 189th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.88 2024 up 75.9% 38th
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 12.4 years 2010 112th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.45 years 2010 110th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 8.3% 2025 down 27.5% 167th
Women of reproductive age 319.44 million 2023 down 13.4% 2nd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 94.1% 2026 up 0.1% 1st
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 25.1% 2020 up 0.8% 109th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 790 2026 up 13.0% 1st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.5% 2026 up 12.4% 100th
Share of women in ministerial positions 8.3% 2024 up 0.4% 168th
Share of women in parliament 26.5% 2025 up 12.3% 94th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 93.07 2021 up 55.3% 49th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 21.2% 2016 up 24.8% 89th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.0% 2016 down 17.4% 86th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 26.54 2024 up 13.4% 91st
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.53 ratio 2026 up 3.9% 84th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% 188th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 49,933 2023 down 11.2% 2nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.6% 2023 up 2.0% 186th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 14.2% 2023 down 19.3% 204th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.6% 2023 up 2.6% 184th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 15.6 2023 up 2.0% 173rd
Gender Development Index 0.962 2022 up 1.3% 101st
Literacy rate, adult female 95.0% 2020 up 2.5% 30th
Gender Inequality Index 0.186 2022 down 23.8% 116th
Suicide Rate 8.95 2021 down 10.2% 65th
Female migrants 38.6% 2020 down 4.6% 194th
Age at first marriage, female 25.4 2016 up 8.1% 63rd
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 8.33 2024 up 0.4% 166th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 8.1% 2019 down 3.6% 180th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,210 2019 down 9.7% 3rd
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 11.8% 2019 down 4.1% 167th