Gender in Papua New Guinea 204 indicators covering gender for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.4% 46th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.6% 50th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.8% 51st Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 index 2025 up 10.1% 11th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.9086 index 2025 up 21.4% 138th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year 2025 down 25.3% 44th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.7% 2050 down 5.1% 58th 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 3.75 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.5% 153rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0078 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% 145th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.9% 157th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.576 2023 up 10.3% 160th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 37.18 2025 down 5.9% 22nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 63.6% 11th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.95 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 35.7% 15th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 4,475 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 15.0% 154th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 63.6% 11th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.67 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 34.0% 19th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 48.6% 2025 up 0.9% 195th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 121.09 2023 up 20.1% 10th Gender Development Index 0.926 2023 up 2.0% 143rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.926 2023 up 2.0% 143rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.926 2023 up 2.0% 143rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5985 2023 up 9.4% 156th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.6% 82nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.745 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.5% 61st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26 2016 up 4.4% 104th 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 2.7% 2025 unchanged 170th Population 10.58 million 2024 up 24.1% 89th Life Expectancy at Birth 66.26 2024 up 3.2% 184th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 28.8% 2023 up 14.3% 76th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 28.8% 2023 up 14.3% 76th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 30.9% 2023 down 1.0% 76th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 52.09 2023 up 40.6% 168th Sex ratio at birth 107.13 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 19th Sex ratio by age 100 males per 100 females 2023 down 22.2% 6th Sex ratio at age 5 107.25 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.5% 25th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.13 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 19th 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 2.9% 2023 down 25.5% 35th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.0% 2023 down 2.6% 103rd Sex ratio at age 60 112.48 males per 100 females 2023 down 7.3% 16th Male population by age group 635,247 people 2023 up 10.1% 78th Female population by age group 593,447 people 2023 up 10.6% 79th 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 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →