Gender in Spain 119 indicators covering gender for Spain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 15.6% 2023 up 30.0% 171st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 15.6% 2023 up 30.0% 173rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 171st Sex ratio at birth 106.3 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 45th Sex ratio by age 23.5 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.2% 100th Sex ratio at age 5 105.87 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.7% 54th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.3 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 45th 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 0.2% 2023 down 11.7% 218th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.0% 2023 up 1.1% 189th Sex ratio at age 60 96.24 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.4% 84th Male population by age group 906,284 people 2023 down 25.5% 68th Female population by age group 856,652 people 2023 down 25.0% 68th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 107.6% 2025 up 9.3% 101st Share of female employment by economic sector 1.9% 2025 down 5.5% 141st Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 33.5 2019 down 15.0% 144th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 20.8 2019 down 23.8% 192nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 18.21 years 2018 up 10.7% 16th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 17.32 years 2018 up 11.9% 14th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 62.3% 7th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.8% 2020 down 1.1% 154th Share of women in ministerial positions 50.0% 2024 up 62.3% 6th Share of women in parliament 44.3% 2025 up 7.6% 18th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.8% 2016 up 3.6% 141st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 13.8% 2016 up 8.0% 138th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 107.1% 2025 up 8.6% 99th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 171st Literacy rate, adult female 99.6% 2021 up 2.6% 6th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.86 ratio 2025 — 14th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 89.0% 2022 up 11.2% 35th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 91.0% 2022 up 37.9% 12th Female migrants 52.2% 2020 up 7.7% 45th Time-related underemployment, female 8.4% 2025 down 37.8% 12th Time-related underemployment, male 3.8% 2025 down 37.8% 35th Age at first marriage, female 27.7 2011 down 5.5% 44th Number of daily smokers, men and women 5.64 million 2012 down 7.0% 23rd Age at first marriage, male 30.3 2011 down 4.1% 46th Female homicide victims 111 homicides 2023 down 8.3% 41st Female homicide rate 0.4552 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 10.6% 110th Male homicide victims 220 homicides 2023 up 21.5% 48th Male homicide rate 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 19.4% 113th Share of women using contraceptives 62.1% 2018 down 11.4% 44th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 17.26 litres pure alcohol 2019 up 15.7% 23rd Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 29.56 2017 down 3.7% 63rd Rural population, female 10.1% 2015 down 10.7% 154th Rural population, male 10.4% 2015 down 9.7% 153rd Urban population, female 40.5% 2015 up 2.5% 36th Urban population, male 39.1% 2015 up 3.5% 40th Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.83 ratio 2025 — 11th Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women 36.7% 2023 up 21.4% 44th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 59.9% 2018 down 12.3% 27th Average effective age of retirement for women 61.3 years 2018 down 2.7% 36th Share of women among low pay earners 37.5% 2021 down 42.2% 58th Average hourly earnings of male and female employees 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 up 67.4% 8th Average usual weekly hours worked, women 15 years and older 34.74 Hours 2016 down 2.7% 25th Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Average age of women at marriage 34.9 years 2020 up 12.9% 1st Representation of women in the judiciary 1.12 ratio 2023 up 6.7% 17th ← Previous Page 2 of 2