Gender in Eritrea 182 indicators covering gender for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 50.5% 8th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 79,757.1% 39th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.4% 2050 down 2.9% 138th 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 6.57 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.4% 135th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0111 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 130th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.1% 147th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.503 2023 up 5.0% 178th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 4.0% 50th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 25.0% 94th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 4.3% 52nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 9.1% 89th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.6% 2025 down 0.3% 82nd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 89.73 2022 up 8.6% 177th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.1 2016 up 2.9% 188th 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 22.0% 2002 — 106th Population 3.54 million 2024 up 14.2% 127th Life Expectancy at Birth 68.89 2024 up 5.2% 161st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 35.6% 2023 up 12.7% 43rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 35.6% 2023 up 12.7% 43rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 41.5% 2023 up 4.3% 34th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 44.04 2022 down 16.4% 180th Sex ratio at birth 102.58 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 206th Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2023 — 192nd Sex ratio at age 5 102.09 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 191st Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.58 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 206th 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 26.0% 56th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.7% 2023 down 1.6% 30th Sex ratio at age 60 81.55 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 205th Male population by age group 233,258 people 2023 down 0.6% 110th Female population by age group 227,854 people 2023 down 0.9% 109th 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? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th 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 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 75 2023 unchanged 73rd 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →