Gender in Syria

203 indicators covering gender for Syria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 87.7% 56th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 57.0% 29th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 92.6% 16th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.19 index 2025 up 4.9% 17th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.26 index 2025 up 6.9% 18th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year 2025 up 175.8% 7th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.4% 2050 down 6.8% 105th
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.8% 138th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.039 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.1% 55th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0895 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.4% 69th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.564 2023 down 0.5% 162nd
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 17.9 2025 up 50.4% 38th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 125th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 139th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 6,688 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 22.0% 142nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 119th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 132nd
Share of the population that is female 49.9% 2025 up 0.4% 143rd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 81.41 2024 up 12.5% 193rd
Gender Development Index 0.787 2023 down 6.5% 180th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.787 2023 down 6.5% 180th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.787 2023 down 6.5% 180th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6066 2023 up 2.3% 154th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 70.7% 71st
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 88.4% 179th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.2 2016 up 3.2% 22nd
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 10.8% 2023 down 10.0% 156th
Population 24.67 million 2024 up 21.7% 56th
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.56 2024 up 10.8% 130th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 31.0% 2023 up 6.9% 64th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 31.0% 2023 up 6.9% 64th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 35.2% 2023 up 8.0% 54th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 38.74 2024 down 18.6% 185th
Sex ratio at birth 104.78 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 124th
Sex ratio by age 19.15 males per 100 females 2023 down 20.7% 125th
Sex ratio at age 5 104.46 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 119th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.78 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.3% 124th
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 1.5% 2023 down 24.9% 79th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.6% 2023 up 16.5% 88th
Sex ratio at age 60 87.91 males per 100 females 2023 down 5.0% 176th
Male population by age group 1.16 million people 2023 down 23.8% 56th
Female population by age group 1.11 million people 2023 down 23.5% 55th
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? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th
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? 1 2023 1st