Gender in Italy

260 indicators covering gender for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.7% 163rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.9% 165th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.7% 158th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 down 0.2% 114th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 down 2.0% 90th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.4294 % change on previous year 2025 up 56.6% 167th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.3% 2050 up 7.1% 111th
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 37.29 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 46th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0244 units per square kilometre 2023 down 14.4% 82nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1768 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 41st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.915 2023 up 3.2% 29th
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 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 71st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 67,001 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 10.6% 24th
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 unchanged 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 51.1% 2025 down 0.7% 58th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 103.57 2023 up 2.4% 69th
Gender Development Index 0.975 2023 up 0.6% 86th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.975 2023 up 0.6% 86th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.975 2023 up 0.6% 86th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9245 2023 up 2.8% 25th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 4.4% 175th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,917.9% 24th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.7 2016 down 0.8% 135th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of government 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 32.8% 2025 up 6.0% 55th
Population 58.99 million 2024 down 2.2% 25th
Life Expectancy at Birth 83.95 2024 up 1.0% 11th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 28.57 2025 up 7.5% 107th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 16.4% 2023 up 33.3% 161st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 16.4% 2023 up 33.3% 163rd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 17.1% 2023 down 2.3% 162nd
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 100.68 2023 down 0.3% 60th
Sex ratio at birth 105.84 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 60th
Sex ratio by age 19.76 males per 100 females 2023 down 5.9% 122nd
Sex ratio at age 5 105.81 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 59th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.84 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 60th
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 0.2% 2023 down 16.0% 219th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.7% 2023 up 2.8% 133rd
Sex ratio at age 60 95.09 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.9% 100th
Male population by age group 1.06 million people 2023 down 24.7% 62nd
Female population by age group 1.01 million people 2023 down 24.6% 62nd
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 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st