Gender in Dominican Republic 254 indicators covering gender for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.4% 100th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.8% 100th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.9% 112th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 index 2025 down 1.3% 38th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.24 index 2025 down 0.1% 20th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 73.7% 64th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 51.8% 2050 up 4.6% 169th 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 45.75 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.5% 39th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0633 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.5% 31st Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1718 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 42nd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.776 2023 up 6.2% 89th 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 0.386 2025 down 81.8% 83rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 9.4% 37th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.67 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 1.5% 27th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 26,730 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 37.8% 74th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 9.1% 29th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.63 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 1.6% 23rd Share of the population that is female 50.3% 2025 up 0.3% 117th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.94 2024 down 5.7% 86th Gender Development Index 1.02 2023 up 2.6% 8th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.02 2023 up 2.6% 8th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.02 2023 up 2.6% 8th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7648 2023 up 4.8% 94th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.6% 121st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.0585 % change on previous year 2023 down 108.0% 169th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.4 2016 up 4.2% 52nd 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 37.4% 2025 up 80.1% 37th Population 11.43 million 2024 up 10.8% 83rd Life Expectancy at Birth 73.87 2024 up 1.0% 115th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 37.39 2025 up 2.1% 62nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 22.4% 2023 up 16.7% 121st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 22.4% 2023 up 16.7% 123rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 27.2% 2023 up 3.8% 99th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.36 2024 down 4.7% 144th Sex ratio at birth 103.86 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 154th Sex ratio by age 15.7 males per 100 females 2023 down 36.4% 146th Sex ratio at age 5 103.82 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.4% 142nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.86 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 154th 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 2.3% 2023 down 9.6% 57th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.2% 2023 up 1.6% 145th Sex ratio at age 60 91.06 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.4% 146th Male population by age group 511,408 people 2023 down 3.7% 84th Female population by age group 492,530 people 2023 down 3.4% 84th 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 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 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 60 2023 up 50.0% 76th ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →