Gender in Democratic Republic of Congo 201 indicators covering gender for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.5% 9th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.6% 11th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.5% 12th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 index 2025 up 16.6% 47th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9902 index 2025 up 36.0% 129th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.9% 18th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 48.1% 2050 down 0.3% 200th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.89 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.0% 124th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0215 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.0% 91st Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.2% 136th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.522 2023 up 14.5% 171st 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 80.25 2025 up 5.0% 2nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 51.3% 38th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 59.2% 79th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 1,650 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 30.6% 182nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.35 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 52.1% 45th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 58.8% 76th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 down 0.1% 104th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 117.6 2023 up 17.7% 17th Gender Development Index 0.886 2023 up 6.1% 159th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.886 2023 up 6.1% 159th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.886 2023 up 6.1% 159th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5543 2023 up 11.6% 164th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 44.2% 112th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 285.2% 8th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 22.6 2016 up 4.1% 176th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 12.8% 2025 up 43.2% 153rd Population 109.28 million 2024 up 39.4% 15th Life Expectancy at Birth 62.07 2024 up 6.6% 204th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 40.0% 2023 down 6.5% 28th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 40.0% 2023 down 6.5% 28th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 45.1% 2023 up 0.2% 25th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 55.49 2023 up 44.1% 165th Sex ratio at birth 101.55 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 227th Sex ratio by age 8.24 males per 100 females 2023 down 81.5% 174th Sex ratio at age 5 100.48 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 218th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 101.55 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 227th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 4.4% 2023 down 25.8% 18th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.3% 2023 down 3.1% 18th Sex ratio at age 60 91.24 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.7% 143rd Male population by age group 9.69 million people 2023 up 37.5% 7th Female population by age group 9.59 million people 2023 up 36.6% 6th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 — 170th Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 — 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →