Gender in Southern Asia 20 indicators covering gender for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 536,648 2030 down 4.1% 11th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2956 % change on previous year 2030 up 5.4% 35th Population 1.65 million 2030 up 16.1% 11th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.65 million 2030 up 16.1% 11th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year 2030 down 19.5% 35th Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.73 2027 down 4.0% 14th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.31 2025 down 66.9% 30th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 10.43 2025 down 28.4% 85th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 188 2026 down 61.0% 37th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.3% 2026 down 30.2% 40th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 49.3% 2023 up 6.9% 1st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 42.8% 2023 down 7.4% 4th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 49.6% 2023 up 7.6% 1st Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 10.4% 2025 down 28.4% 37th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.996 ratio 2023 — 12th Gender income gap 23.43 2026 up 33.9% 76th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% 2026 down 29.0% 35th SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 35.4 2023 up 104.6% 63rd Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% 2026 up 6.4% 31st Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 74.9% 2025 up 7.0% 10th