Gender in Nigeria 220 indicators covering gender for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 139.0% 11th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 93.1% 24th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 125.6% 27th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9133 index 2025 up 3.2% 147th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.8457 index 2025 up 5.2% 145th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year 2025 up 1.5% 37th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 58.6% 2050 down 7.0% 43rd 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 58.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.4% 31st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.1038 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.5% 21st Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1464 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 46th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.56 2023 up 8.3% 164th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 27.91 2025 down 3.6% 32nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.34 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 71.7% 42nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 76.6% 85th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 6,126 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 11.8% 147th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 73.3% 47th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 75.9% 78th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.4% 2025 down 0.3% 175th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 89.59 2023 up 2.0% 178th Gender Development Index 0.892 2023 up 5.4% 157th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.892 2023 up 5.4% 157th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.892 2023 up 5.4% 157th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5918 2023 up 5.8% 158th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 12.9% 162nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.0% 150th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.9 2016 up 2.6% 156th Access to justice for women 1 2025 — 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 4.2% 2025 down 24.5% 167th Population 232.68 million 2024 up 25.2% 6th Life Expectancy at Birth 54.63 2024 up 5.2% 216th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 37.9% 2023 down 11.7% 36th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 37.9% 2023 down 11.7% 36th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 45.0% 2023 down 8.4% 26th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 46.89 2023 down 11.2% 177th Sex ratio at birth 103.07 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 195th Sex ratio by age 32.85 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.8% 57th Sex ratio at age 5 102.48 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 186th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.07 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 195th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 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 6.4% 2023 down 16.8% 2nd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 49.1% 2023 up 0.2% 1st Sex ratio at age 60 95.69 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.7% 91st Male population by age group 16.97 million people 2023 up 5.5% 3rd Female population by age group 16.56 million people 2023 up 5.3% 3rd 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? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 — 175th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →