Gender in South Sudan 179 indicators covering gender for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 50.6% 17th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 55.1% 21st Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.5112 index 2025 up 11.7% 162nd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.5074 index 2025 up 12.9% 161st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 5.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.7% 5th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 63.5% 2050 down 11.4% 10th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.98 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.8% 150th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0072 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.1% 149th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 167th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.388 2023 down 0.8% 192nd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 54.5% 20th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 61.4% 36th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 52.4% 19th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 59.8% 34th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.8% 2025 up 0.6% 70th 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 32.4% 2025 up 22.2% 56th Population 11.94 million 2024 up 6.3% 79th Life Expectancy at Birth 57.74 2024 up 26.5% 213th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 35.0% 2023 up 17.8% 45th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 35.0% 2023 up 17.8% 45th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 42.2% 2023 up 8.2% 33rd Sex ratio at birth 102.92 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 199th Sex ratio by age 111.11 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.5% 4th Sex ratio at age 5 102.06 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 192nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.92 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 199th 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 5.9% 2023 down 3.9% 7th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.3% 2023 down 8.5% 49th Sex ratio at age 60 82.71 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.7% 202nd Male population by age group 751,473 people 2023 down 20.2% 72nd Female population by age group 732,162 people 2023 down 20.4% 72nd 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 up 100.0% 115th 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 — 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 — 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →