Gender in Myanmar

235 indicators covering gender for Myanmar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 2030 down 3.0% 33rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year 2030 down 200.4% 96th
Population 43,417 2030 up 9.4% 28th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 2030 up 9.4% 28th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year 2030 down 22.5% 123rd
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 2025 down 4.8% 35th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 2025 down 5.0% 34th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 2025 down 3.0% 36th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 2025 down 3.0% 35th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 2025 down 2.0% 35th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 448,235 2025 down 1.9% 34th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 425,604 2025 down 1.2% 34th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 450,439 2025 down 1.0% 33rd
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 428,117 2025 down 0.7% 33rd
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 452,864 2025 down 0.5% 32nd
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 430,689 2025 down 0.3% 32nd
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 455,330 2025 down 0.0% 29th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45 2027 up 18.5% 50th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.33 2025 down 40.8% 167th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.183 2025 down 53.4% 167th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.347 2025 down 33.1% 157th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.426 2025 down 44.1% 164th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.33 2025 down 40.8% 167th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.33 2025 down 40.8% 167th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.9009 % change on previous year 2025 down 107.8% 106th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.33 2025 down 40.8% 167th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 10.4% 2024 up 40.8% 179th
Prevalence of obesity, male 5.8% 2024 up 50.5% 172nd
Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.02 years 2024 up 2.7% 181st
Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.03 years 2024 up 52.4% 35th
Share of women who are obese 10.4% 2024 up 40.7% 182nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese 34.3% 2024 up 22.7% 179th
Share of overweight men vs. women 23.3% 2024 up 35.6% 167th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 75.1% 2024 up 5.5% 165th
Share of women who are married or in a union 10.1% 2019 down 18.5% 74th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.9% 31st
Population, annual growth rate 0.6767 % change on previous year 2024 down 18.8% 117th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 56.8% 111th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 92.24 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 43.2% 143rd
Women, Business and the Law Index 58.75 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 160th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 162nd
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 9.1% 98th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 82.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% 93rd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 3.3% 88th
Labor force, female 8.65 million 2025 down 10.3% 33rd
Labor force, female, per capita 0.1577 units per person 2025 down 16.5% 137th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 down 0.7% 47th