Gender in Ireland 248 indicators covering gender for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.7% 183rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 59.9% 182nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.8% 184th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 down 0.0% 111th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 1.5% 117th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 108.2% 66th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 51.5% 2050 up 12.3% 171st 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 19.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.0% 76th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0143 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 117th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0611 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.9% 94th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.949 2023 up 3.7% 11th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 41.2% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 107,271 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 70.8% 5th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 23.1% 89th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.5% 2025 down 0.1% 95th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.48 2022 down 5.5% 146th Gender Development Index 1 2023 up 3.2% 29th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1 2023 up 3.2% 29th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1 2023 up 3.2% 29th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.949 2023 up 2.4% 17th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.2% 155th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.2103 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.8% 145th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27 2016 up 2.3% 62nd Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st 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 25.3% 2025 up 55.5% 93rd Population 5.38 million 2024 up 15.5% 117th Life Expectancy at Birth 83.01 2024 up 2.0% 23rd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.07 2025 up 12.8% 54th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 14.0% 2023 up 20.7% 181st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 14.0% 2023 up 20.7% 183rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 14.7% 2023 down 11.4% 186th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 130.6 2022 up 10.9% 9th Sex ratio at birth 105.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 78th Sex ratio by age 22.42 males per 100 females 2023 up 41.1% 108th Sex ratio at age 5 103.69 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.9% 145th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.5% 78th 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 0.3% 2023 down 16.0% 212th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.7% 2023 down 0.6% 111th Sex ratio at age 60 96.03 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.0% 88th Male population by age group 150,322 people 2023 down 16.0% 128th Female population by age group 143,172 people 2023 down 16.8% 129th 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 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 up 66.7% 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →