Gender in Maldives 211 indicators covering gender for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.3% 133rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.9% 116th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.4% 119th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 down 5.3% 63rd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.37 index 2025 up 12.9% 8th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year 2025 down 21.2% 49th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.9% 2050 down 0.6% 22nd 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 203.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.0% 7th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.3539 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.3% 6th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.0% 6th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.766 2023 up 7.9% 93rd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.1 2025 down 84.4% 89th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 900.0% 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 900.0% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 23,702 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 14.7% 83rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 900.0% 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 132nd Share of the population that is female 38.3% 2025 down 6.5% 211th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 99.71 2024 up 3.0% 110th Gender Development Index 0.986 2023 up 3.4% 66th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.986 2023 up 3.4% 66th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.986 2023 up 3.4% 66th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7659 2023 up 6.3% 92nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.1% 32nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1749 % change on previous year 2023 down 76.4% 149th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.3 2016 up 6.0% 90th 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 3.2% 2025 down 45.6% 168th Population 527,799 2024 up 27.6% 164th Life Expectancy at Birth 81.28 2024 up 4.0% 44th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 18.66 2019 up 39.6% 126th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 43.4% 2023 down 1.6% 21st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 43.4% 2023 down 1.6% 21st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 41.3% 2023 down 10.6% 35th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 79.36 2023 up 16.0% 140th Sex ratio at birth 104.96 males per 100 females 2023 down 10.3% 113th Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 down 50.0% 24th Sex ratio at age 5 112.65 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.8% 4th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.96 males per 100 females 2023 down 10.3% 113th 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 0.4% 2023 down 53.8% 188th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.1% 2023 down 2.8% 75th Sex ratio at age 60 115.76 males per 100 females 2023 down 6.3% 11th Male population by age group 15,999 people 2023 down 18.0% 177th Female population by age group 14,643 people 2023 down 13.1% 178th 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 up 33.3% 1st 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →