Gender in Ethiopia 219 indicators covering gender for Ethiopia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.7% 12th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.0% 16th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.3% 14th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.32 index 2025 up 15.6% 2nd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 index 2025 up 16.1% 15th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 278.5% 25th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 61.3% 2050 down 7.4% 19th 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 20.28 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.0% 75th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0449 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.9% 46th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0691 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.6% 83rd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.497 2023 up 12.7% 180th 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 28.23 2025 down 10.9% 31st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 55.0% 58th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 44.4% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,531 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 64.5% 165th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 54.3% 54th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 16.7% 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 49.9% 2025 up 0.1% 147th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 84.42 2024 down 9.3% 186th Gender Development Index 0.886 2023 up 3.9% 159th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.886 2023 up 3.9% 159th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.886 2023 up 3.9% 159th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5251 2023 up 10.7% 175th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 61.2% 129th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.6753 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.1% 72nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.1 2016 up 3.4% 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 41.9% 2025 up 8.1% 21st Population 132.06 million 2024 up 30.6% 10th Life Expectancy at Birth 67.6 2024 up 7.4% 169th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 23.1% 2023 up 26.9% 119th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 23.1% 2023 up 26.9% 121st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 26.2% 2023 up 4.8% 109th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 33.91 2015 up 42.2% 193rd Sex ratio at birth 104.77 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 125th Sex ratio by age 31.01 males per 100 females 2023 down 53.5% 64th Sex ratio at age 5 104.07 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 136th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.77 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 125th 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 2.9% 2023 down 32.1% 38th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.2% 2023 down 7.4% 96th Sex ratio at age 60 88.39 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.2% 169th Male population by age group 9.74 million people 2023 up 22.5% 6th Female population by age group 9.32 million people 2023 up 22.5% 7th 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 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 200.0% 76th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →