Gender in Iran 212 indicators covering gender for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 26.1% 118th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 17.8% 72nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 28.8% 55th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 up 3.4% 79th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 index 2025 up 4.3% 37th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.5653 % change on previous year 2025 down 95.2% 128th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.1% 2050 down 1.9% 29th Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 160th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0128 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.9% 123rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0431 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.8% 116th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.799 2023 up 0.6% 75th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.78 2025 down 42.7% 77th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 27,376 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 5.2% 71st Share of the population that is female 49.2% 2025 up 0.3% 182nd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.96 2023 down 8.5% 85th Gender Development Index 0.875 2023 up 1.0% 164th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.875 2023 up 1.0% 164th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.875 2023 up 1.0% 164th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8278 2023 up 0.0% 63rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.4% 151st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year 2023 up 545.1% 58th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27 2016 up 2.3% 62nd 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 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 4.9% 2025 up 58.1% 165th Population 91.57 million 2024 up 12.4% 17th Life Expectancy at Birth 77.85 2024 up 2.9% 75th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 20.35 2024 up 11.7% 123rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 25.5% 2023 up 22.0% 96th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 25.5% 2023 up 22.0% 96th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 27.9% 2023 up 15.8% 94th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 85.15 2023 up 4.4% 127th Sex ratio at birth 105.14 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 99th Sex ratio by age 21.46 males per 100 females 2023 down 43.1% 111th Sex ratio at age 5 105.6 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.7% 70th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.14 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 99th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th 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 0.9% 2023 down 30.9% 120th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.9% 2023 down 1.3% 56th Sex ratio at age 60 100.81 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.4% 53rd Male population by age group 3.18 million people 2023 down 9.8% 22nd Female population by age group 3.02 million people 2023 down 9.3% 23rd 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 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 180th Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 176th Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 156th Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 0 2023 — 188th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →