Gender in Yemen

205 indicators covering gender for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 162nd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 25 2023 unchanged 181st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
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? 0 2023 170th
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 161st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 172nd
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 0 2023 184th
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
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 0 2023 154th
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 128th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 171st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th
Women Business and the Law Index 26.88 2023 unchanged 188th
Women Business and the Law Index 26.88 2023 unchanged 188th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.6% 2025 up 1.3% 71st
Share of female employment by economic sector 43.5% 2025 down 11.6% 39th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 118 2023 down 12.6% 60th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 29.1 2019 up 5.1% 178th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 29.6 2019 down 1.3% 158th
Total Fertility Rate 3.72 2022 down 19.8% 39th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 8.81 2011 down 4.1% 165th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.65 years 2011 up 56.7% 165th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.5 years 2011 down 2.0% 150th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 185th
Women of reproductive age 9.70 million 2023 up 35.8% 37th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 52.3% 2026 up 21.6% 142nd
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 97.1% 2020 down 0.1% 4th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 0 2026 208th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 0.0% 2026 208th
Share of women in ministerial positions 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 184th
Share of women in parliament 0.0% 2025 191st
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 1.59 2016 up 64.0% 194th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.2% 2016 down 14.3% 74th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 29.5% 2016 up 10.0% 81st
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 0 2024 down 100.0% 188th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0 ratio 2026 down 100.0% 170th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 41.2% 2023 up 7.3% 36th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 3,484 2023 up 43.3% 30th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 36.4% 2023 up 5.8% 42nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 41.2% 2023 up 7.3% 37th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 35.9% 2023 up 5.3% 42nd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 36.4 2023 up 5.8% 41st
Gender Development Index 0.456 2022 down 28.1% 179th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 34.0% 2024 up 88.9% 132nd
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 27.0% 2024 up 125.0% 136th
Gender Inequality Index 0.82 2022 up 3.3% 1st
Suicide Rate 4.21 2021 down 15.5% 140th
Female migrants 42.3% 2020 down 7.9% 184th
Age at first marriage, female 22.8 2013 up 2.7% 98th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 0 2024 down 100.0% 182nd
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 21.5% 2019 up 4.9% 37th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 118 2019 up 12.4% 35th