Gender in Sudan

199 indicators covering gender for Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 44.4% 57th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.5% 21st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 17.6% 22nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 up 2.1% 50th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 up 4.4% 118th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate -5.62 % change on previous year 2022 down 135.3% 186th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.1% 2050 down 4.5% 89th
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre 2022 down 23.7% 174th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0109 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.3% 131st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.3% 153rd
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.511 2023 up 4.7% 176th
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 13.46 2022 up 70.6% 45th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 35.7% 56th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 68.8% 62nd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 4,742 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 4.3% 153rd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.15 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 36.4% 65th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 70.0% 68th
Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 up 0.2% 100th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 72.4 2019 up 6.1% 201st
Gender Development Index 0.813 2023 down 3.6% 177th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.813 2023 down 3.6% 177th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.813 2023 down 3.6% 177th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5421 2023 up 4.2% 172nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 12.4% 94th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 302.9% 180th
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 27.6% 2018 up 52.8% 82nd
Population 50.45 million 2024 up 29.9% 30th
Life Expectancy at Birth 66.52 2024 up 4.0% 181st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 34.0% 2023 up 5.9% 49th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 34.0% 2023 up 5.9% 49th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 38.0% 2023 up 6.1% 45th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 43.54 2019 up 10.2% 183rd
Sex ratio at birth 103.53 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 170th
Sex ratio by age 33.66 males per 100 females 2023 up 169.3% 52nd
Sex ratio at age 5 102.88 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 170th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.53 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 170th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
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 3.3% 2023 down 22.7% 31st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.0% 2023 down 2.2% 79th
Sex ratio at age 60 90.17 males per 100 females 2023 down 25.4% 154th
Male population by age group 3.88 million people 2023 up 22.4% 16th
Female population by age group 3.76 million people 2023 up 22.2% 16th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
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? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 180th
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 176th
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 156th
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 1st