Gender in North Macedonia

232 indicators covering gender for North Macedonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 154th
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 128th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 unchanged 137th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.0% 68th
Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.0% 68th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 98.6% 2025 up 12.4% 124th
Share of female employment by economic sector 7.6% 2025 down 56.6% 101st
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 3 2023 down 40.0% 182nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 49.4 2019 up 0.4% 13th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 40.7 2019 down 1.0% 71st
Total Fertility Rate 1.6 2022 up 6.7% 138th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 55.01 2023 up 41.2% 74th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.72 years 2018 up 6.7% 90th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.3 years 2018 up 3.2% 91st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 15.8% 2025 up 97.4% 121st
Women of reproductive age 412,766 2023 down 17.2% 149th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 33.5% 2026 up 45.7% 175th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 32.6% 2020 down 0.5% 88th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 47 2026 up 14.6% 84th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 39.2% 2026 up 17.5% 39th
Share of women in ministerial positions 15.0% 2024 up 72.4% 127th
Share of women in parliament 39.2% 2025 up 17.5% 33rd
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 31.04 2020 up 28.2% 151st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.6% 2016 down 5.6% 108th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 23.8% 2016 down 12.1% 102nd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 39.17 2024 up 17.5% 28th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.75 ratio 2026 down 3.8% 31st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 89.6% 2025 up 2.7% 128th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 24.4% 2023 up 0.4% 140th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 88.4 2023 up 5.6% 152nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.5% 2023 up 26.5% 142nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 24.4% 2023 up 0.4% 152nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.4% 2023 up 27.4% 142nd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.5 2023 up 26.5% 132nd
Gender Development Index 0.95 2022 up 1.3% 107th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 29.0% 2024 down 0.0% 104th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 49.0% 2024 up 4.3% 123rd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 60.0% 2024 up 122.2% 102nd
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9605 2023 down 7.4% 152nd
Gender Inequality Index 0.134 2022 down 18.8% 125th