Gender in Pakistan 235 indicators covering gender for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.6% 51st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.1% 32nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.9% 33rd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 up 17.0% 84th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 5.8% 88th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year 2025 down 56.2% 43rd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 58.8% 2050 down 5.3% 40th 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 23.97 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.5% 63rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.1189 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.5% 15th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.2022 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 38th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.544 2023 up 6.2% 168th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 15.1 2025 down 17.4% 41st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 8,724 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 17.5% 132nd Share of the population that is female 49.3% 2025 up 1.0% 178th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 83.73 2024 up 16.0% 188th Gender Development Index 0.838 2023 up 12.9% 173rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.838 2023 up 12.9% 173rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.838 2023 up 12.9% 173rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5789 2023 up 2.1% 159th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.5% 154th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.0155 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.8% 167th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.6 2016 up 4.2% 136th 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 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 17.0% 2025 down 17.4% 132nd Population 251.27 million 2024 up 17.3% 5th Life Expectancy at Birth 67.8 2024 up 3.7% 168th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 6.12 2025 up 113.5% 137th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 46.5% 2023 up 1.5% 10th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 46.5% 2023 up 1.5% 10th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 39.1% 2023 down 13.7% 42nd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 48.28 2024 up 47.8% 176th Sex ratio at birth 104.85 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 119th Sex ratio by age 33.33 males per 100 females 2023 down 43.1% 53rd Sex ratio at age 5 104.51 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.5% 117th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.85 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 119th 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 4.5% 2023 down 26.3% 16th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.4% 2023 down 2.3% 67th Sex ratio at age 60 96.63 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.4% 82nd Male population by age group 16.26 million people 2023 up 3.6% 4th Female population by age group 15.53 million people 2023 up 4.3% 4th 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 — 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 up 50.0% 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st 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 20 2023 — 148th 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 Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →