Gender in Least developed countries

23 indicators covering gender for Least developed countries.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female 190.69 million 2025 up 25.2% 25th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.157 units per person 2025 down 0.8% 34th
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.4% 5th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year 2025 up 36.7% 9th
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 25th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5909 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 52.8% 11th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3771 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 54.4% 11th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7852 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 50.9% 10th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3129 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 50.3% 9th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 111.6% 2025 down 7.0% 33rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.19 years 2019 up 13.2% 37th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.06 years 2019 up 7.4% 37th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.6% 2025 up 22.4% 24th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 39.0% 2016 down 5.3% 7th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 48.6% 2016 down 6.2% 7th
Literacy rate, adult female 62.2% 2024 up 17.1% 34th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.4% 2024 up 87.1% 9th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 80.9% 2024 up 118.8% 2nd
Female migrants 49.6% 2020 up 1.1% 16th
Rural population, female 34.6% 2015 down 6.4% 2nd
Rural population, male 33.8% 2015 down 7.3% 4th
Urban population, female 15.6% 2015 up 19.0% 44th
Urban population, male 16.1% 2015 up 18.9% 46th