Gender in Malawi 220 indicators covering gender for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.9% 6th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.0% 9th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.8% 6th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 index 2025 up 18.6% 21st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 31.5% 87th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year 2025 up 427.2% 36th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.2% 2050 down 4.0% 141st 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 40.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.2% 41st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0925 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.4% 23rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1314 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.8% 48th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.517 2023 up 4.7% 172nd SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 73.06 2025 up 8.3% 5th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 81.5% 17th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 81.9% 28th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 1,925 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 0.5% 178th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 81.9% 16th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 82.0% 50th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.2% 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 139.02 2024 down 1.2% 4th Gender Development Index 0.925 2023 up 2.9% 145th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.925 2023 up 2.9% 145th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.925 2023 up 2.9% 145th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5374 2023 up 3.3% 173rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.9% 52nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.2% 39th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.2 2016 up 3.1% 169th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 21.4% 2025 up 28.4% 112th Population 21.66 million 2024 up 30.3% 60th Life Expectancy at Birth 67.56 2024 up 9.6% 170th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 32.4% 2023 up 21.8% 58th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 32.4% 2023 up 21.8% 58th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 38.6% 2023 up 5.2% 43rd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 36.64 2023 down 3.2% 188th Sex ratio at birth 100.76 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 232nd Sex ratio by age 27.91 males per 100 females 2023 down 22.6% 75th Sex ratio at age 5 100.29 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.6% 221st Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 100.76 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 232nd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th 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 2.6% 2023 down 39.0% 46th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.9% 2023 down 7.3% 127th Sex ratio at age 60 73.28 males per 100 females 2023 down 18.5% 227th Male population by age group 1.54 million people 2023 up 9.6% 48th Female population by age group 1.54 million people 2023 up 8.4% 47th 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 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd 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 40 2023 up 100.0% 115th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →