Gender in New Zealand 228 indicators covering gender for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.9% 156th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.3% 163rd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6264 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.1% 122nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.0% 2050 up 0.4% 67th 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 5.47 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.3% 142nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0036 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.5% 169th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.1% 152nd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.938 2023 up 0.5% 17th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 90.0% 125th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 55,285 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 15.1% 34th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 90.0% 119th 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 50.3% 2025 down 0.9% 118th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.69 2024 down 2.0% 144th Gender Development Index 0.973 2023 up 0.2% 90th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.973 2023 up 0.2% 90th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.973 2023 up 0.2% 90th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9502 2023 up 0.5% 15th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 25.2% 131st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3598 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.4% 118th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 28 2016 up 2.9% 38th 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 1 2025 — 1st Share of women in parliament 45.5% 2025 up 44.9% 10th Population 5.34 million 2024 up 18.2% 118th Life Expectancy at Birth 82.01 2024 up 0.7% 35th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.95 2008 up 4.7% 47th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 12.4% 2023 up 29.2% 189th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 12.4% 2023 up 29.2% 191st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 13.3% 2023 down 4.3% 191st Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 114.23 2024 down 1.6% 22nd Sex ratio at birth 105.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 88th Sex ratio by age 38.3 males per 100 females 2023 up 60.2% 41st Sex ratio at age 5 105.41 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.4% 79th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.3 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 88th 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 up 12.3% 180th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.9% 2023 up 2.4% 57th Sex ratio at age 60 93.33 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.6% 120th Male population by age group 152,827 people 2023 down 4.6% 126th Female population by age group 145,244 people 2023 down 4.4% 128th 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? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →