Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean

21 indicators covering gender for Latin America and the Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 139,807 2030 down 9.3% 34th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year 2030 down 53.9% 54th
Population 545,976 2030 up 11.3% 29th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 545,976 2030 up 11.3% 29th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9689 % change on previous year 2030 down 16.7% 53rd
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.47 2027 up 2.5% 58th
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 3.44 2025 down 12.9% 39th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.05 2025 up 6.4% 23rd
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,520 2026 up 27.7% 13th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.6% 2026 up 29.8% 3rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 19.9% 2023 up 13.1% 22nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 25.8% 2023 up 7.1% 20th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 19.7% 2023 up 13.9% 22nd
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.0% 2025 up 6.4% 15th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9937 ratio 2024 down 1.9% 18th
Gender income gap 61.19 2026 up 7.8% 26th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.7% 2026 up 11.2% 3rd
SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 61.2 2023 up 29.1% 39th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.7% 2026 up 9.2% 7th
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 83.4% 2025 up 1.5% 3rd
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 30.7% 2025 up 19.5% 7th