Gender in Eswatini 208 indicators covering gender for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.8% 68th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 — 29th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 index 2025 — 42nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year 2025 up 49.3% 76th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 42.0% 2050 up 20.2% 221st 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 11.79 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.6% 108th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0241 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 84th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0475 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.8% 111th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.695 2023 up 20.2% 126th 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 32.94 2025 down 16.8% 27th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 10 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 69.7% 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 5.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 74.5% 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 11,447 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 10.8% 119th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 70.2% 2nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.6 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 75.7% 1st Share of the population that is female 50.9% 2025 down 0.9% 66th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 116.53 2023 down 5.2% 19th Gender Development Index 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7075 2023 up 13.2% 124th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 4.3% 26th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.0871 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.2% 158th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 28.9 2016 up 3.2% 27th 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 21.6% 2025 up 251.2% 110th Population 1.24 million 2024 up 9.4% 153rd Life Expectancy at Birth 64.26 2024 up 20.1% 191st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 28.3% 2023 up 19.4% 79th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 28.3% 2023 up 19.4% 79th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 30.1% 2023 up 4.9% 79th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 88.29 2022 up 27.6% 113th Sex ratio at birth 102.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 213th Sex ratio by age 33.33 males per 100 females 2023 down 33.3% 53rd Sex ratio at age 5 101.23 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.6% 210th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 213th 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 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 187th Probability of dying that year, among females 3.4% 2023 down 28.5% 29th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.0% 2023 down 8.2% 77th Sex ratio at age 60 69.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 18.0% 231st Male population by age group 71,777 people 2023 down 3.2% 148th Female population by age group 70,372 people 2023 down 3.9% 147th 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? 0 2023 — 184th Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 187th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 0 2023 — 187th 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →