Gender in Netherlands 236 indicators covering gender for Netherlands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.9% 173rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.0% 175th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 176th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 up 0.9% 62nd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 index 2025 down 0.2% 59th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3308 % change on previous year 2025 down 77.2% 138th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.7% 2050 up 0.7% 131st 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 143.78 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 9th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0815 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.2% 26th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.4558 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.2% 12th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.955 2023 up 1.9% 8th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2023 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2023 down 23.1% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 80,308 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 2.7% 14th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2023 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2023 down 9.1% 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 50.3% 2025 down 0.4% 113th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.16 2023 down 2.7% 67th Gender Development Index 0.971 2023 up 1.6% 92nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.971 2023 up 1.6% 92nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.971 2023 up 1.6% 92nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9661 2023 up 1.2% 6th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.2% 165th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1442 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.5% 154th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.1 2016 unchanged 127th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st 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 42.7% 2025 up 14.4% 18th Population 17.99 million 2024 up 6.7% 70th Life Expectancy at Birth 81.97 2024 up 0.3% 37th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 30 2025 up 19.0% 102nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 16.5% 2023 up 31.0% 160th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 16.5% 2023 up 31.0% 162nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.5% 2023 down 4.6% 170th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 137.51 2023 up 23.4% 4th Sex ratio at birth 105.05 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 105th Sex ratio by age 23.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 44.2% 101st Sex ratio at age 5 104.96 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 97th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.05 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 105th 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 0.3% 2023 down 10.5% 200th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.9% 2023 up 2.2% 80th Sex ratio at age 60 98.84 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.0% 67th Male population by age group 455,555 people 2023 down 2.9% 89th Female population by age group 434,425 people 2023 down 2.7% 90th 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 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →