Gender in Palestine 149 indicators covering gender for Palestine. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 49.55 units per square kilometre 2022 up 55.2% 37th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.3445 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.0% 7th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.5533 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.2% 8th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.674 2023 down 4.5% 133rd 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 2022 unchanged 89th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 10,806 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 7.3% 122nd Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 up 0.0% 105th Gender Development Index 0.945 2023 up 10.0% 126th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.945 2023 up 10.0% 126th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.945 2023 up 10.0% 126th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6758 2023 down 8.1% 130th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.4% 56th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -10.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 56,514.8% 182nd Access to justice for women 0 1948 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 1948 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 1948 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 1948 — 18th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22 2025 up 42.5% 120th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 24.8% 2023 up 3.3% 103rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 24.8% 2023 up 3.3% 103rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 31.9% 2023 up 3.2% 70th Sex ratio at birth 104.84 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 120th Sex ratio by age 13.33 males per 100 females 2023 down 20.0% 157th Sex ratio at age 5 104.89 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.3% 100th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.84 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 120th 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 1.3% 2023 down 15.4% 91st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 33.8% 2023 down 17.0% 217th Sex ratio at age 60 93.06 males per 100 females 2023 down 5.4% 124th Male population by age group 368,490 people 2023 up 9.1% 98th Female population by age group 351,414 people 2023 up 7.7% 98th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 178.9% 2022 down 1.4% 21st Share of female employment by economic sector 6.3% 2022 down 73.5% 109th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 40.7 2019 up 0.2% 64th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 37.4 2019 down 5.8% 107th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.3 years 2019 up 3.4% 83rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.54 years 2019 down 1.6% 108th Women of reproductive age 1.37 million 2023 up 27.1% 114th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 17.6% 2016 down 4.2% 99th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 33.5% 2016 down 6.1% 71st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 149.9% 2025 down 10.7% 41st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 31.9% 2023 up 3.2% 70th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 332.8 2023 up 32.1% 111th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 24.8 2023 up 3.3% 103rd Literacy rate, adult female 96.8% 2024 up 2.9% 18th Female migrants 54.3% 2020 down 0.4% 23rd Share of temporary employees 28.77 2025 up 249.9% 26th Time-related underemployment, female 1.5% 2025 down 49.9% 77th Time-related underemployment, male 1.7% 2025 down 58.8% 71st Age at first marriage, female 22.1 2017 down 0.5% 121st SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 23.53 2025 up 45.1% 86th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 17.3% 2019 up 5.5% 82nd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 17.9 2019 up 4.1% 93rd Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 20.2% 2019 down 2.9% 66th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 127 2019 unchanged 99th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 200 2019 up 41.8% 110th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 115 2019 unchanged 120th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →