Gender in Peru 258 indicators covering gender for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.5% 77th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.8% 99th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.2% 107th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 1.3% 93rd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 1.8% 121st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year 2025 up 330.5% 78th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.1% 2050 up 2.8% 146th 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 6.59 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.4% 133rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0064 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.9% 153rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.6% 145th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.794 2023 up 4.9% 79th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 6.29 2025 down 32.7% 51st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 69th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.53 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 12.8% 37th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 17,053 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 4.5% 101st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 14.3% 71st Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.3% 2025 up 0.3% 121st Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 112.79 2024 up 9.6% 28th Gender Development Index 0.959 2023 up 1.2% 106th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.959 2023 up 1.2% 106th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.959 2023 up 1.2% 106th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8102 2023 up 4.4% 71st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.6% 136th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.225 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.2% 140th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.1 2016 up 3.8% 60th 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 41.5% 2025 up 86.0% 22nd Population 34.22 million 2024 up 13.6% 48th Life Expectancy at Birth 77.94 2024 up 3.6% 72nd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 32.08 2025 down 3.6% 92nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.0% 2023 up 17.3% 135th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.0% 2023 up 17.3% 137th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 28.8% 2023 up 8.3% 89th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 108.29 2024 up 8.4% 30th Sex ratio at birth 103.83 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 155th Sex ratio by age 34.82 males per 100 females 2023 down 8.7% 48th Sex ratio at age 5 103.65 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 149th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.83 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 155th 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 1.0% 2023 down 19.8% 113th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.4% 2023 down 2.5% 68th Sex ratio at age 60 97.54 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.5% 76th Male population by age group 1.37 million people 2023 down 4.6% 51st Female population by age group 1.32 million people 2023 down 4.8% 51st 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →