Gender in South Sudan 179 indicators covering gender for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th 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 0 2023 — 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th 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 up 33.3% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 67.5 2023 up 36.7% 145th Women Business and the Law Index 67.5 2023 up 36.7% 145th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 91.0% 2023 up 5.5% 148th Share of female employment by economic sector 65.4% 2023 up 3.4% 16th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 692 2023 down 10.2% 3rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 32.3 2019 down 11.5% 155th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 36 2019 down 4.5% 114th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 17.6% 2025 down 22.3% 115th Women of reproductive age 2.85 million 2023 up 2.2% 84th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 22.2% 2026 up 43.2% 182nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 178 2026 up 102.3% 11th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 32.4% 2026 up 22.1% 66th Share of women in ministerial positions 23.5% 2024 up 3.7% 86th Share of women in parliament 32.4% 2025 up 22.1% 61st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 11.59 2018 up 110.1% 179th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.1% 2016 up 11.5% 136th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 25.6% 2016 up 6.6% 95th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 32.36 2024 up 22.1% 56th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.62 ratio 2026 up 10.7% 56th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 42.2% 2023 up 8.2% 33rd Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 981.2 2023 up 22.7% 74th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 35.0% 2023 up 17.8% 46th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 42.2% 2023 up 8.2% 34th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 34.4% 2023 up 19.9% 47th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 35 2023 up 17.8% 45th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 51.0% 2024 up 466.7% 118th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 52.0% 2024 up 766.7% 113th Suicide Rate 7.89 2021 up 62.3% 84th Age at first marriage, female 18.4 2010 — 163rd Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 23.53 2024 up 3.7% 86th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 18.0% 2019 up 4.0% 76th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 50.8 2019 up 11.6% 62nd Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.7% 2019 up 1.0% 58th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 124 2019 down 0.8% 140th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 432 2019 up 31.7% 78th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 113 2019 unchanged 147th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 123 2019 down 0.8% 147th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 481.07 2019 up 0.6% 118th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 9.7% 64th Age at first marriage, male 25.6 2010 — 116th Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 81.0% 2024 up 268.2% 40th Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.61 ratio 2026 up 154.2% 33rd Rural population, female 40.7% 2015 down 2.3% 9th Rural population, male 40.5% 2015 down 1.7% 8th Urban population, female 9.3% 2015 up 9.3% 185th Urban population, male 9.5% 2015 up 10.0% 184th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 158.4% 35th Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for 98.8% 2024 up 32,833.3% 23rd ← Previous Page 3 of 3