Gender in United Kingdom 257 indicators covering gender for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 97.5 2023 up 2.6% 15th Women Business and the Law Index 97.5 2023 up 2.6% 15th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 66.8% 2025 down 18.1% 173rd Share of female employment by economic sector 0.5% 2025 down 27.6% 172nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 8 2023 down 11.1% 152nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 29.9 2019 down 10.2% 175th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 23 2019 down 12.5% 189th Total Fertility Rate 1.57 2022 down 18.2% 143rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 80.41 2023 up 41.6% 28th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.74 years 2018 up 8.0% 18th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.76 years 2018 up 8.1% 19th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 50.0% 2025 up 120.3% 7th Women of reproductive age 15.02 million 2023 down 0.7% 23rd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 83.6% 2026 up 1.3% 32nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.0% 2020 down 7.8% 162nd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 264 2026 up 38.2% 3rd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 40.6% 2026 up 38.3% 30th Share of women in ministerial positions 50.0% 2024 up 220.5% 6th Share of women in parliament 40.5% 2025 up 37.7% 28th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 105.76 2020 up 29.4% 13th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.1% 2016 up 47.1% 135th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 15.8% 2016 up 19.2% 129th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 40.46 2024 up 78.9% 24th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 75.2% 2025 down 7.1% 145th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 14.3% 2023 down 12.3% 187th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2,034 2023 up 26.4% 47th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 13.6% 2023 up 25.9% 200th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 14.3% 2023 down 12.3% 202nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 13.5% 2023 up 27.4% 199th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 13.6 2023 up 25.9% 187th Gender Development Index 0.976 2022 down 0.1% 76th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 40.9% 2024 up 15.8% 43rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 96.0% 2023 up 10.3% 14th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 93.0% 2023 up 3.3% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9983 2014 down 0.3% 117th Gender Inequality Index 0.094 2022 down 42.0% 135th Suicide Rate 9.55 2021 up 14.6% 58th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →