Gender in India

243 indicators covering gender for India.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.8% 55th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 51.0% 58th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.5% 42nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 up 4.8% 81st
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.967 index 2025 up 12.7% 132nd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.0% 89th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 64.5% 2050 down 7.2% 7th
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 54.58 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.9% 35th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.1212 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.1% 14th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.3625 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.7% 14th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.685 2023 up 11.4% 130th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 3.56 2025 down 77.8% 61st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 13,274 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 51.2% 114th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 48.4% 2025 up 0.2% 197th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 111.03 2025 up 6.5% 34th
Gender Development Index 0.874 2023 up 4.3% 165th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.874 2023 up 4.3% 165th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.874 2023 up 4.3% 165th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.722 2023 up 10.0% 115th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.6% 181st
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8391 % change on previous year 2023 up 85.0% 50th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.9 2016 up 3.3% 182nd
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 1 2025 1st
Share of women in parliament 13.8% 2025 up 15.3% 148th
Population 1.45 billion 2024 up 10.6% 1st
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.23 2024 up 4.8% 137th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 11.56 2025 down 18.2% 134th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 53.7% 2023 up 6.8% 4th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 53.7% 2023 up 6.8% 4th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% 20th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 79.59 2025 up 6.7% 138th
Sex ratio at birth 107.28 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.6% 17th
Sex ratio by age 62.15 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.9% 19th
Sex ratio at age 5 108.65 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.2% 14th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.28 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.6% 17th
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 2.3% 2023 down 43.2% 58th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 44.0% 2023 up 0.8% 23rd
Sex ratio at age 60 101.14 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.7% 51st
Male population by age group 59.50 million people 2023 down 10.7% 1st
Female population by age group 55.16 million people 2023 down 9.2% 1st
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 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 115th
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