Gender in Colombia

259 indicators covering gender for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.8% 82nd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.4% 101st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.7% 99th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 down 1.7% 53rd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 down 2.5% 73rd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 43.9% 96th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.9% 2050 up 2.0% 92nd
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 9.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.5% 117th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0097 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.0% 137th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0374 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 123rd
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.788 2023 up 3.7% 83rd
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 4.03 2025 down 13.2% 59th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2023 up 18.2% 69th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.72 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2023 down 2.7% 26th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 22,035 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 19.0% 87th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2023 up 18.2% 66th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.43 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2023 down 4.4% 32nd
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.7% 2025 up 0.2% 80th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.83 2022 down 11.6% 61st
Gender Development Index 0.992 2023 down 0.2% 50th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.992 2023 down 0.2% 50th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.992 2023 down 0.2% 50th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7904 2023 up 3.8% 81st
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.1% 143rd
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8963 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.5% 41st
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.6 2016 up 2.7% 77th
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 29.4% 2025 up 47.9% 73rd
Population 52.89 million 2024 up 13.6% 28th
Life Expectancy at Birth 77.91 2024 up 2.6% 73rd
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 44.13 2025 up 30.4% 24th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 22.4% 2023 up 25.8% 121st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 22.4% 2023 up 25.8% 123rd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 27.0% 2023 up 5.1% 103rd
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.57 2022 up 4.5% 54th
Sex ratio at birth 104.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 144th
Sex ratio by age 24.28 males per 100 females 2023 up 37.1% 94th
Sex ratio at age 5 104.09 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.4% 135th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 144th
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 0.9% 2023 down 27.9% 128th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.8% 2023 unchanged 131st
Sex ratio at age 60 91.13 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 144th
Male population by age group 1.81 million people 2023 down 3.9% 40th
Female population by age group 1.74 million people 2023 down 3.8% 41st
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