Gender in Iraq

209 indicators covering gender for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 25 2023 181st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
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? 0 2023 170th
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 up 100.0% 122nd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 161st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 172nd
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 0 2023 184th
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? 0 2023 down 100.0% 174th
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 0 2023 128th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 down 33.3% 137th
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 up 100.0% 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 48.12 2023 up 45.3% 177th
Women Business and the Law Index 48.12 2023 up 45.3% 177th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 236.1% 2025 up 4.2% 11th
Share of female employment by economic sector 13.9% 2025 down 8.0% 84th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 66 2023 down 31.2% 84th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 48.4 2019 up 4.3% 21st
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 47.7 2019 up 0.4% 8th
Total Fertility Rate 3.44 2022 down 23.1% 43rd
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 15.56 2005 up 33.9% 141st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.75 years 2004 up 5.1% 159th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.49 years 2004 up 3.6% 130th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.0% 2025 up 113.8% 137th
Women of reproductive age 11.36 million 2023 up 29.9% 33rd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 59.8% 2026 up 7.2% 121st
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 84.7% 2020 up 0.4% 14th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 84 2026 down 3.4% 40th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.5% 2026 down 3.7% 105th
Share of women in ministerial positions 13.0% 2024 up 252.5% 139th
Share of women in parliament 25.5% 2025 down 3.7% 98th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 3.82 2011 down 27.0% 192nd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 13.7% 2016 up 16.4% 112th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 23.7% 2016 down 4.5% 103rd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 28.88 2024 up 14.1% 74th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.5 ratio 2026 down 3.8% 90th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 196.8% 2021 down 3.2% 18th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 32.9% 2023 up 5.4% 64th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,035 2023 up 32.3% 34th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 27.1% 2023 up 1.5% 93rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 32.9% 2023 up 5.4% 66th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 26.7% 2023 up 1.9% 93rd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 27.1 2023 up 1.5% 86th
Gender Development Index 0.786 2022 up 0.8% 176th
Literacy rate, adult female 77.8% 2021 up 12.7% 56th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 67.0% 2024 up 168.0% 88th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 65.0% 2024 up 150.0% 83rd
Gender Inequality Index 0.562 2022 down 6.2% 22nd
Suicide Rate 2.97 2021 down 17.0% 155th
Female migrants 44.9% 2020 up 17.8% 163rd
Age at first marriage, female 22.7 2012 down 10.3% 103rd