Gender in Nepal 220 indicators covering gender for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.1% 38th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 51.6% 38th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.7% 29th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 up 8.5% 65th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9125 index 2025 up 11.1% 137th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.7% 102nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 67.6% 2050 down 7.7% 2nd 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 21.49 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.8% 73rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0595 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.6% 33rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1477 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.6% 45th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.622 2023 up 9.1% 145th 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 1.88 2025 down 75.3% 71st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 23.1% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 6,390 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 61.6% 145th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 52.3% 2025 up 1.0% 24th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 128.56 2025 down 10.5% 6th Gender Development Index 0.858 2023 down 5.5% 171st Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.858 2023 down 5.5% 171st Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.858 2023 down 5.5% 171st Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6607 2023 up 10.3% 133rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 40.4% 89th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year 2023 up 98.8% 11th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 22.5 2016 up 6.6% 177th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Share of women in parliament 33.5% 2025 up 13.4% 51st Population 29.65 million 2024 up 7.2% 51st Life Expectancy at Birth 70.64 2024 up 4.2% 150th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 33.2% 2023 up 4.7% 52nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 33.2% 2023 up 4.7% 52nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 35.2% 2023 down 9.0% 54th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 90.39 2024 up 33.8% 106th Sex ratio at birth 104.64 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 130th Sex ratio by age 34.78 males per 100 females 2023 up 18.3% 49th Sex ratio at age 5 107.91 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.2% 21st Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.64 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 130th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 down 100.0% 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 2.0% 2023 down 36.8% 64th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.8% 2023 down 1.7% 25th Sex ratio at age 60 92.5 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.4% 131st Male population by age group 1.43 million people 2023 down 5.6% 49th Female population by age group 1.36 million people 2023 down 6.0% 49th 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? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 — 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →