Gender in France 263 indicators covering gender for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.7% 158th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.0% 157th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.7% 161st Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 down 0.0% 91st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 0.9% 82nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year 2025 down 104.6% 149th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.8% 2050 up 3.4% 95th 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 28.65 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 54th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0214 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 92nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1054 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 58th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.92 2023 up 2.7% 26th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2023 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2023 down 11.1% 88th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 64,286 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 2.1% 29th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.5% 2025 down 0.2% 38th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 103.44 2024 up 2.1% 70th Gender Development Index 0.993 2023 up 0.8% 46th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.993 2023 up 0.8% 46th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.993 2023 up 0.8% 46th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.923 2023 up 2.4% 27th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.6% 177th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4162 % change on previous year 2023 up 18.7% 110th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.2 2016 down 0.8% 146th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st 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 36.2% 2025 up 38.3% 40th Population 68.52 million 2024 up 3.3% 23rd Life Expectancy at Birth 82.98 2024 up 0.3% 24th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 38.98 2025 up 23.1% 55th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 13.1% 2023 up 59.8% 188th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 13.1% 2023 up 59.8% 190th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 14.8% 2023 up 2.1% 185th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 103.78 2024 up 0.3% 47th Sex ratio at birth 104.82 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 122nd Sex ratio by age 16.97 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.8% 140th Sex ratio at age 5 104.94 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 98th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.82 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 122nd 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 0.3% 2023 down 4.8% 198th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.5% 2023 up 3.5% 182nd Sex ratio at age 60 92.89 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 126th Male population by age group 1.74 million people 2023 down 12.5% 42nd Female population by age group 1.66 million people 2023 down 12.5% 43rd 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 unchanged 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 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →