Gender in Portugal 257 indicators covering gender for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 — 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 105.9% 2025 down 7.9% 107th Share of female employment by economic sector 1.7% 2025 down 36.1% 144th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 15 2023 up 50.0% 134th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 37 2019 down 9.5% 100th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 28 2019 down 11.4% 163rd Total Fertility Rate 1.43 2022 up 11.7% 162nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.68 2023 up 25.7% 35th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.76 years 2018 up 3.5% 32nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.68 years 2018 up 6.0% 20th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 37.5% 2025 up 31.1% 28th Women of reproductive age 2.18 million 2023 down 10.5% 94th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 78.2% 2026 up 2.6% 61st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.8% 2020 up 9.3% 151st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 84 2026 up 5.0% 40th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.5% 2026 up 5.0% 46th Share of women in ministerial positions 41.2% 2024 up 92.4% 25th Share of women in parliament 35.7% 2025 up 2.5% 43rd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 99.36 2020 up 13.6% 28th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.7% 2016 down 46.8% 131st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 14.9% 2016 down 16.7% 133rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 32.61 2024 up 4.2% 55th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.69 ratio 2026 down 8.0% 40th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 122.7% 2025 up 6.7% 71st Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 171st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 326.5 2023 up 15.7% 112th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 15.0% 2023 up 28.2% 190th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 185th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 15.0% 2023 up 29.3% 192nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 15 2023 up 28.2% 177th Gender Development Index 0.998 2022 up 1.0% 33rd Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 38.0% 2024 up 7.9% 60th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 82.0% 2017 up 82.2% 56th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 82.0% 2017 up 110.3% 42nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2023 up 3.0% 102nd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →