Gender in Yemen

205 indicators covering gender for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 23.2% 88th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 57.0% 6th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 78.8% 4th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.8805 index 2025 up 30.6% 149th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.8939 index 2025 up 31.8% 140th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 120.9% 60th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.7% 2050 down 5.0% 82nd
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.3% 176th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0308 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.9% 67th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0439 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.0% 114th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.47 2023 down 7.3% 184th
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 66.53 2025 up 56.9% 8th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 1,877 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 65.9% 180th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th
Share of the population that is female 49.3% 2025 up 0.1% 177th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.98 2016 down 3.1% 198th
Gender Development Index 0.407 2023 down 32.1% 183rd
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.407 2023 down 32.1% 183rd
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.407 2023 down 32.1% 183rd
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5432 2023 down 7.1% 171st
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 13.6% 76th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year 2023 up 40.1% 29th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.1 2016 up 4.8% 149th
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 0.0% 2025 173rd
Population 40.58 million 2024 up 34.3% 38th
Life Expectancy at Birth 69.44 2024 up 2.1% 156th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 36.4% 2023 up 5.8% 41st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 36.4% 2023 up 5.8% 41st
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 41.2% 2023 up 7.3% 36th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 43.69 2016 up 7.8% 181st
Sex ratio at birth 105.33 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 87th
Sex ratio by age 14.29 males per 100 females 2023 down 85.2% 152nd
Sex ratio at age 5 105.04 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 95th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.33 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 87th
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 2.9% 2023 down 19.8% 37th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.3% 2023 down 1.4% 47th
Sex ratio at age 60 92.65 males per 100 females 2023 up 3.2% 130th
Male population by age group 3.23 million people 2023 up 36.4% 21st
Female population by age group 3.07 million people 2023 up 36.2% 22nd
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? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 175th
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? 0 2023 176th
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 156th