Gender in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

23 indicators covering gender for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female 161.66 million 2025 up 28.1% 26th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person 2025 down 2.5% 31st
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.8% 2nd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 43.0% 2nd
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.8% 29th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 54.1% 7th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 57.6% 8th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 52.1% 7th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 55.0% 8th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% 2025 up 5.3% 15th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.86 years 2018 up 12.9% 39th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.88 years 2018 up 5.4% 39th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 23.8% 2025 up 23.7% 12th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 43.4% 2016 down 12.5% 4th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 50.4% 2016 down 8.6% 4th
Literacy rate, adult female 60.3% 2024 up 15.8% 37th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.6% 2024 up 90.6% 6th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 80.4% 2024 up 123.3% 6th
Female migrants 49.6% 2020 up 1.9% 15th
Rural population, female 32.8% 2015 down 6.4% 8th
Rural population, male 32.4% 2015 down 6.2% 9th
Urban population, female 17.3% 2015 up 14.3% 41st
Urban population, male 17.5% 2015 up 14.5% 40th