Gender in Pakistan

235 indicators covering gender for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 2030 up 6.3% 4th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year 2030 down 49.4% 50th
Population 182,291 2030 up 24.8% 5th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 2030 up 24.8% 5th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year 2030 up 1.4% 53rd
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million 2025 up 4.3% 4th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million 2025 up 4.1% 4th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million 2025 up 4.5% 4th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million 2025 up 4.3% 4th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million 2025 up 4.5% 4th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million 2025 up 4.1% 4th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million 2025 up 4.2% 4th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million 2025 up 3.6% 4th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million 2025 up 3.9% 4th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 million 2025 up 3.1% 4th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 3.03 million 2025 up 4.6% 4th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 3.17 million 2025 up 3.5% 4th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 47.63 2027 down 2.1% 40th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.524 2025 down 11.0% 150th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.363 2025 down 9.9% 149th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.355 2025 down 25.9% 155th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.862 2025 down 3.3% 117th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.524 2025 down 11.0% 150th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.524 2025 down 11.0% 150th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,991.7% 17th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.524 2025 down 11.0% 150th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 28.0% 2024 up 58.0% 83rd
Prevalence of obesity, male 21.1% 2024 up 86.0% 86th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.58 years 2024 up 2.5% 166th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.68 years 2024 up 23.9% 80th
Share of women who are obese 28.0% 2024 up 58.0% 86th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 59.3% 2024 up 31.6% 84th
Share of overweight men vs. women 55.8% 2024 up 47.2% 100th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 76.3% 2024 up 5.1% 158th
Share of women who are married or in a union 13.5% 2018 down 12.9% 51st
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.4% 34th
Population, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year 2024 up 0.6% 70th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.5% 145th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 130.2 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 31.5% 120th
Women, Business and the Law Index 58.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 25.3% 160th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 162nd
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 144th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 122nd
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 6.5% 46th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 321.07 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.3% 24th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 4.1% 143rd
Labor force, female 19.39 million 2025 up 24.1% 15th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.076 units per person 2025 up 5.6% 171st
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 14.7% 38th