Gender in Iceland 248 indicators covering gender for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.2% 177th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.1% 179th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.9% 182nd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9972 index 2025 down 0.1% 136th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 index 2025 up 4.7% 22nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.6% 92nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.0% 2050 up 5.4% 184th 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 1.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 175th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 184th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.8% 178th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.972 2023 up 2.3% 1st 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 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 9.1% 94th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 81,199 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 11.7% 13th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 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 48.8% 2025 down 2.0% 194th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 98.22 2023 down 0.6% 123rd Gender Development Index 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9755 2023 up 0.9% 2nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 48.3% 64th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.867 % change on previous year 2023 up 142.1% 44th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.5 2016 up 1.2% 118th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 1 2025 — 1st Share of women in parliament 46.0% 2025 up 11.5% 8th Population 404,610 2024 up 23.6% 168th Life Expectancy at Birth 82.81 2024 down 0.1% 26th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.74 2025 up 6.6% 43rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 178th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 180th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% 181st Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 108.91 2023 down 10.8% 25th Sex ratio at birth 105.86 males per 100 females 2023 up 5.0% 58th Sex ratio by age 45.95 males per 100 females 2023 up 77.2% 33rd Sex ratio at age 5 110.01 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.7% 9th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.86 males per 100 females 2023 up 5.0% 58th 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 0.0% 2023 down 85.0% 236th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.0% 2023 down 2.5% 77th Sex ratio at age 60 98.2 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.5% 71st Male population by age group 12,016 people 2023 up 0.7% 181st Female population by age group 11,217 people 2023 down 1.6% 181st 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 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 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →