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