Gender in India

243 indicators covering gender for India.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 170th
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 166th
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 0 2023 110th
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 75 2023 unchanged 74th
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 74.38 2023 up 12.3% 128th
Women Business and the Law Index 74.38 2023 up 12.3% 128th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 112.8% 2025 up 18.8% 91st
Share of female employment by economic sector 59.8% 2025 up 7.4% 20th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 80 2023 down 45.9% 73rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 31.6 2019 down 0.3% 160th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 30.5 2019 down 3.5% 153rd
Total Fertility Rate 2.01 2022 down 18.5% 100th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 34.45 2025 up 26.2% 111th
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 11.65 years 2019 up 13.9% 124th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.29 years 2019 up 6.6% 133rd
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 5.6% 2025 down 75.0% 174th
Women of reproductive age 378.81 million 2023 up 14.0% 1st
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 77.1% 2026 up 7.1% 68th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 52.1% 2020 up 1.2% 51st
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 75 2026 up 15.4% 49th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 13.8% 2026 up 15.6% 168th
Share of women in ministerial positions 5.6% 2024 down 40.3% 176th
Share of women in parliament 13.8% 2025 up 15.2% 156th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 51.69 2021 118th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 54.7% 2016 up 8.2% 23rd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 67.4% 2016 down 4.1% 6th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 13.65 2024 up 19.6% 156th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.28 ratio 2026 down 6.7% 142nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 111.1% 2025 up 2.2% 93rd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% 20th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 204,596 2023 up 22.2% 1st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 53.7% 2023 up 6.8% 4th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 46.6% 2023 down 5.3% 21st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 54.0% 2023 up 7.1% 4th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 53.7 2023 up 6.8% 4th
Gender Development Index 0.852 2022 up 3.1% 166th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 11.7% 2024 down 3.7% 139th
Literacy rate, adult female 70.7% 2024 up 18.0% 64th
Gender Inequality Index 0.437 2022 down 20.5% 57th
Suicide Rate 12.56 2021 down 20.8% 45th
Female migrants 53.4% 2020 up 3.5% 32nd
Share of temporary employees 13.31 2025 down 78.7% 54th
Age at first marriage, female 21.4 2016 up 5.9% 134th