Gender in Uganda 248 indicators covering gender for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.0% 15th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.8% 20th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.6% 28th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 17.5% 71st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 up 26.4% 49th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year 2025 up 174.3% 14th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 52.8% 2050 down 2.5% 151st 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 52.39 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.4% 36th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.1066 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% 20th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.136 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.8% 47th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.582 2023 up 9.4% 157th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 53.09 2025 down 3.5% 10th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 63.5% 10th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.97 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 70.6% 14th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,201 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 22.3% 168th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 2.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 63.3% 9th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.6 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 70.0% 25th Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 down 0.4% 103rd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 106.17 2017 down 11.0% 53rd Gender Development Index 0.908 2023 down 1.0% 153rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.908 2023 down 1.0% 153rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.908 2023 down 1.0% 153rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6116 2023 up 10.1% 150th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.7% 97th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.6404 % change on previous year 2023 up 279.0% 73rd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.3 2016 up 4.0% 168th 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 34.1% 2025 down 2.5% 48th Population 50.02 million 2024 up 37.4% 31st Life Expectancy at Birth 68.49 2024 up 8.6% 165th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 32.71 2021 up 43.3% 87th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 27.2% 2023 up 12.4% 85th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 27.2% 2023 up 12.4% 85th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 35.0% 2023 up 1.2% 57th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 24 2017 down 0.4% 196th Sex ratio at birth 102.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 214th Sex ratio by age 16.41 males per 100 females 2023 up 502.7% 144th Sex ratio at age 5 101.89 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.6% 197th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 214th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 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 2.5% 2023 down 35.8% 52nd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.8% 2023 down 6.0% 82nd Sex ratio at age 60 83.55 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.5% 197th Male population by age group 4.01 million people 2023 up 22.3% 15th Female population by age group 3.93 million people 2023 up 21.0% 15th 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →