Gender in Palau 137 indicators covering gender for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sex ratio at age 5 107.07 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.9% 27th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.45 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 35th 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 1.6% 2023 up 7.9% 75th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.4% 2023 up 9.3% 90th Sex ratio at age 60 105.04 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 29th Male population by age group 506 people 2023 down 16.5% 226th Female population by age group 479 people 2023 down 16.4% 226th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 — 170th 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 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 75 2023 unchanged 73rd 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th 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 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th 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 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 56.25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 56.25 2023 unchanged 169th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 89 2023 up 4.7% 69th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.1 2019 unchanged 38th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 42.5 2019 up 3.7% 43rd Total Fertility Rate 0.85 2020 down 61.9% 195th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 71.84 2024 up 6.7% 47th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.3% 2025 up 14.3% 126th Women of reproductive age 3,802 2023 down 14.4% 194th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 59.4% 2026 up 5.7% 122nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 4 2026 — 190th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.0% 2026 — 108th Share of women in ministerial positions 12.5% 2024 unchanged 140th Share of women in parliament 25.0% 2025 — 101st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 70.51 2020 down 9.6% 95th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 25 2024 — 100th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% 112th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1 2023 unchanged 188th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 25.9% 2023 up 13.1% 98th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →