Gender in South Africa 241 indicators covering gender for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 0.5% 74th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.8% 92nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.0% 84th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 down 0.8% 55th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.19 index 2025 up 4.1% 32nd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year 2025 down 65.1% 84th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 42.6% 2050 up 20.7% 220th 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 9.81 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% 118th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0136 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 120th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0385 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.8% 121st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.741 2023 up 5.1% 106th 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 14.47 2025 up 1.6% 42nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 7.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 46.4% 2nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 3.4 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 56.4% 2nd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 16,755 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 3.1% 104th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 11.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 42.2% 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 52.9% 2nd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.3% 2025 down 0.2% 46th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.77 2023 down 2.2% 89th Gender Development Index 0.996 2023 up 1.9% 39th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.996 2023 up 1.9% 39th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.996 2023 up 1.9% 39th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7408 2023 up 4.2% 107th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.5% 146th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.4% 100th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.3 2016 up 2.8% 21st Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 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 44.7% 2025 up 9.7% 14th Population 64.01 million 2024 up 15.1% 24th Life Expectancy at Birth 66.31 2024 up 5.0% 182nd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 35.53 2024 up 14.3% 75th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 31.2% 2023 up 17.7% 63rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 31.2% 2023 up 17.7% 63rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 29.3% 2023 up 2.4% 87th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.13 2023 up 13.0% 46th Sex ratio at birth 103.52 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 171st Sex ratio by age 43.81 males per 100 females 2023 down 18.6% 35th Sex ratio at age 5 100.39 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.6% 219th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.52 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 171st 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 2.6% 2023 down 7.2% 51st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.0% 2023 down 4.6% 125th Sex ratio at age 60 78.43 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.8% 219th Male population by age group 2.96 million people 2023 up 3.1% 24th Female population by age group 2.93 million people 2023 up 5.5% 24th 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 unchanged 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 →