Gender in Switzerland 267 indicators covering gender for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.3% 182nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.6% 183rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.8% 183rd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 0.0% 107th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 0.9% 110th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.5074 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.8% 130th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.1% 2050 up 3.4% 88th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 60.39 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 29th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0337 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.4% 63rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1908 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% 39th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.97 2023 up 1.9% 2nd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 103,808 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 2.4% 6th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.3% 2025 down 0.4% 114th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.21 2024 down 1.2% 92nd Gender Development Index 0.977 2023 up 1.1% 79th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.977 2023 up 1.1% 79th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.977 2023 up 1.1% 79th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9757 2023 up 1.6% 1st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.4% 164th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year 2023 up 72.6% 88th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.7 2016 down 0.8% 159th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the head of state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Share of women in parliament 39.0% 2025 up 20.0% 32nd Population 9.03 million 2024 up 10.3% 98th Life Expectancy at Birth 84.41 2024 up 1.5% 5th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 34.01 2025 up 2.9% 81st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 16.6% 2023 up 31.7% 158th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 16.6% 2023 up 31.7% 160th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 15.1% 2023 down 2.6% 181st Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.43 2024 up 0.2% 56th Sex ratio at birth 105.11 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.3% 101st Sex ratio by age 24.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 12.4% 95th Sex ratio at age 5 105.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 82nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.11 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.3% 101st 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 0.3% 2023 down 12.3% 203rd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.6% 2023 up 1.9% 112th Sex ratio at age 60 101.34 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.3% 48th Male population by age group 222,640 people 2023 up 6.1% 112th Female population by age group 211,390 people 2023 up 6.7% 112th 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →