Gender in Iceland 248 indicators covering gender for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 3.2% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 3.2% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 87.4% 2025 up 39.1% 154th Share of female employment by economic sector 1.7% 2025 down 1.9% 143rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 3 2023 down 25.0% 182nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.9 2019 down 13.0% 166th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.2 2019 down 15.4% 186th Total Fertility Rate 1.59 2022 down 22.1% 139th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.52 2023 down 2.4% 40th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 20.21 years 2018 up 2.6% 6th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 18.17 years 2018 up 6.1% 9th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 12.6% 7th Women of reproductive age 91,652 2023 up 18.7% 173rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.6% 2020 down 22.8% 168th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 29 2026 up 11.5% 122nd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 46.0% 2026 up 11.5% 9th Share of women in ministerial positions 60.0% 2024 up 60.0% 3rd Share of women in parliament 46.0% 2025 up 11.5% 9th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.1 2020 down 1.3% 37th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 5.3% 2016 up 5.3% 163rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 10.2% 2016 down 22.3% 158th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 46.03 2024 up 16.0% 9th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.94 ratio 2026 up 19.0% 8th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 115.9% 2025 up 88.3% 81st Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% 181st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.5 2023 up 57.0% 172nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 193rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% 196th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 14.7% 2023 up 31.2% 193rd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 14.7 2023 up 28.9% 180th Gender Development Index 0.975 2022 up 0.5% 80th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.0% 2024 up 5.1% 55th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.0% 2024 up 2.4% 47th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 89.0% 2024 up 36.9% 17th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.997 2023 up 0.6% 123rd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →