Gender in North Macedonia 232 indicators covering gender for North Macedonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 55.8% 112th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.8% 106th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 0.8% 97th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 up 2.9% 102nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1943 % change on previous year 2025 up 86.9% 157th 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 13.15 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.5% 98th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0124 units per square kilometre 2023 down 16.4% 125th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0602 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.3% 95th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.815 2023 up 4.2% 68th 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 0.725 2025 down 82.5% 79th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 125th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 20.0% 94th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 28,957 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 24.1% 68th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 119th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 30.0% 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 51.3% 2025 up 0.8% 47th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.31 2023 down 0.7% 147th Gender Development Index 0.955 2023 up 1.4% 113th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.955 2023 up 1.4% 113th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.955 2023 up 1.4% 113th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8315 2023 up 3.6% 62nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.3% 43rd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.6111 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.4% 78th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.2 2016 up 2.3% 95th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th 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 39.2% 2025 up 17.6% 30th Population 1.79 million 2024 down 6.5% 146th Life Expectancy at Birth 76.62 2024 up 1.5% 88th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 32.73 2025 up 36.5% 86th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.5% 2023 up 26.5% 130th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.5% 2023 up 26.5% 132nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 24.4% 2023 up 0.4% 140th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 90.07 2023 up 7.5% 109th Sex ratio at birth 107.61 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 13th Sex ratio by age 11.11 males per 100 females 2023 down 33.3% 165th Sex ratio at age 5 105.31 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.8% 85th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.61 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 13th 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 down 57.2% 185th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.1% 2023 up 0.8% 121st Sex ratio at age 60 93.47 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.4% 117th Male population by age group 49,341 people 2023 down 21.2% 156th Female population by age group 45,821 people 2023 down 21.2% 157th 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 80 2023 unchanged 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →