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