Gender in Spain

119 indicators covering gender for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 2025 down 20.6% 69th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 2025 down 20.8% 67th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 2025 down 20.3% 67th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 2025 down 20.5% 67th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 2025 down 21.5% 67th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 2025 down 21.6% 67th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 2025 down 24.4% 67th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 2025 down 24.8% 67th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,816 2025 down 25.8% 67th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 2025 down 26.6% 68th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 176,494 2025 down 24.4% 68th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 185,561 2025 down 25.4% 68th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.943 2025 up 1.0% 4th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.962 2025 up 1.7% 4th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.883 2025 down 0.6% 20th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.998 2025 up 0.3% 18th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.943 2025 up 1.0% 4th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.943 2025 up 1.0% 4th
Prevalence of obesity, female 13.0% 2024 down 24.3% 171st
Prevalence of obesity, male 17.5% 2024 down 19.1% 116th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 27.98 years 2024 up 2.4% 9th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 21.13 years 2024 down 7.8% 57th
Share of women who are obese 13.0% 2024 down 24.2% 174th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 41.3% 2024 down 10.9% 154th
Share of overweight men vs. women 58.8% 2024 down 8.8% 87th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.5% 2024 up 0.7% 13th
Share of women who are married or in a union 0.2% 2021 down 94.3% 214th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 313.56 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 10.8% 17th
Women, Business and the Law Index 100 index (0–100) 2023 up 2.6% 1st
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Labor force, female 11.68 million 2025 up 9.9% 25th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 down 0.0% 120th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 0.0% 68th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 index 2025 up 0.5% 43rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 48.0% 2050 up 14.8% 201st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.918 2023 up 3.6% 28th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 68th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 54,633 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 11.5% 37th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 11.1% 71st
Share of the population that is female 50.9% 2025 up 0.3% 64th
Gender Development Index 0.989 2023 up 0.8% 57th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.989 2023 up 0.8% 57th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.989 2023 up 0.8% 57th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9202 2023 up 3.0% 30th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.8 2016 down 2.7% 133rd
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
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 44.3% 2025 up 10.8% 16th