Gender in Guyana 222 indicators covering gender for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 79.9% 153rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 83.4% 130th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 82.3% 155th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 down 2.2% 67th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 index 2025 up 0.7% 24th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.8775 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.4% 109th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 56.6% 2050 down 1.9% 73rd 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 0.6704 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 181st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.1% 181st Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.8% 184th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.776 2023 up 16.0% 89th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.813 2025 down 85.3% 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 14.6% 18th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 8.3% 11th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 61,804 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 295.1% 30th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.72 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 10.8% 27th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 5.6% 35th Share of the population that is female 51.3% 2025 up 0.8% 48th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.55 2024 up 6.2% 132nd Gender Development Index 0.992 2023 up 0.5% 50th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.992 2023 up 0.5% 50th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.992 2023 up 0.5% 50th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7771 2023 up 10.3% 87th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 68.8% 46th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year 2023 — 7th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.7 2016 up 4.9% 44th 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 36.9% 2025 up 21.3% 39th Population 831,087 2024 up 10.2% 157th Life Expectancy at Birth 70.32 2024 up 4.4% 151st SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 45.87 2024 up 13.2% 14th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 37.5% 2023 up 1.1% 38th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 37.5% 2023 up 1.1% 38th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 31.9% 2023 down 3.9% 70th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 91.43 2024 down 10.9% 100th Sex ratio at birth 103.14 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 189th Sex ratio by age 16.67 males per 100 females 2023 down 12.5% 142nd Sex ratio at age 5 102.9 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 169th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.14 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 189th 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 1.8% 2023 down 25.3% 66th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.9% 2023 down 2.7% 173rd Sex ratio at age 60 88.11 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.6% 175th Male population by age group 42,080 people 2023 up 4.8% 161st Female population by age group 40,835 people 2023 up 4.9% 160th 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? 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 40 2023 unchanged 115th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →