Gender in Iraq

209 indicators covering gender for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 147th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.8% 66th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.9% 81st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 index 2025 up 4.4% 39th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.7627 index 2025 down 21.8% 148th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.6% 54th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 61.9% 2050 down 6.6% 17th
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.6 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 155th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0385 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 56th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0653 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.8% 89th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.695 2023 up 4.0% 126th
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 0.1 2025 unchanged 89th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 125th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 900.0% 103rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 22,332 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 5.7% 85th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 119th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 900.0% 89th
Share of the population that is female 49.8% 2025 down 0.4% 153rd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.57 2007 up 26.6% 63rd
Gender Development Index 0.793 2023 unchanged 179th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.793 2023 unchanged 179th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.793 2023 unchanged 179th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7465 2023 up 3.5% 102nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.6% 137th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.0672 % change on previous year 2023 down 120.5% 170th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.7 2016 up 4.2% 17th
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 28.9% 2025 up 14.2% 75th
Population 46.04 million 2024 up 26.0% 34th
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.42 2024 up 3.9% 132nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 27.1% 2023 up 1.5% 86th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 27.1% 2023 up 1.5% 86th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 32.9% 2023 up 5.4% 64th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 50.57 2007 up 30.4% 171st
Sex ratio at birth 105.26 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 92nd
Sex ratio by age 18.42 males per 100 females 2023 down 21.3% 127th
Sex ratio at age 5 105.15 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 90th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.26 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 92nd
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 1.7% 2023 down 28.4% 71st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.2% 2023 up 1.3% 50th
Sex ratio at age 60 83.2 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.1% 200th
Male population by age group 2.85 million people 2023 up 0.6% 26th
Female population by age group 2.71 million people 2023 up 0.7% 27th
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 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 20 2023 148th
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