Gender in Turkey 249 indicators covering gender for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.8% 139th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.7% 122nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.4% 127th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 3.2% 100th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 index 2025 up 7.5% 75th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.3% 69th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.2% 2050 up 1.8% 87th 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 15.6 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.1% 90th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0248 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 79th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0886 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.6% 71st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.853 2023 up 6.4% 51st 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 0.1 2025 unchanged 89th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 47,535 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 39.4% 46th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.1% 2025 up 0.5% 135th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 102.44 2023 down 10.7% 78th Gender Development Index 0.938 2023 up 2.0% 133rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.938 2023 up 2.0% 133rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.938 2023 up 2.0% 133rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8764 2023 up 5.5% 44th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.1% 166th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1819 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.1% 148th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 28.6 2016 up 2.1% 32nd 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 19.9% 2025 up 33.5% 119th Population 85.52 million 2024 up 10.8% 18th Life Expectancy at Birth 77.42 2024 up 1.3% 82nd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 19.68 2025 up 49.1% 124th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 29.3% 2023 up 1.7% 74th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 29.3% 2023 up 1.7% 74th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 31.9% 2023 up 0.9% 70th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 118.41 2023 up 15.9% 20th Sex ratio at birth 104.93 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 115th Sex ratio by age 6.88 males per 100 females 2023 down 48.1% 179th Sex ratio at age 5 103.68 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.8% 148th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.93 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 115th 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 0.8% 2023 down 28.4% 132nd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.6% 2023 up 3.4% 179th Sex ratio at age 60 96.34 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.2% 83rd Male population by age group 2.93 million people 2023 down 9.3% 25th Female population by age group 2.81 million people 2023 down 8.2% 26th 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →