Gender in Zambia 259 indicators covering gender for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 15.0% 23rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.8% 28th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 5.9% 32nd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 index 2025 up 8.6% 40th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 22.0% 108th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.6% 9th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.1% 2050 up 0.3% 182nd 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 4.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 56.5% 144th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0117 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.5% 127th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.9% 150th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.595 2023 up 6.8% 154th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 66.03 2025 up 4.2% 9th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 3.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 66.1% 7th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 71.9% 7th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,768 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 12.5% 162nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 4.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 60.4% 7th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 53.8% 6th Share of the population that is female 50.5% 2025 down 0.2% 96th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 115.55 2024 up 7.9% 21st Gender Development Index 0.949 2023 up 5.8% 123rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.949 2023 up 5.8% 123rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.949 2023 up 5.8% 123rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6115 2023 up 4.2% 151st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 6.0% 77th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8559 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.1% 47th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 23.7 2016 up 3.0% 159th 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 15.0% 2025 up 18.5% 141st Population 21.32 million 2024 up 34.1% 61st Life Expectancy at Birth 66.53 2024 up 10.7% 180th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 29.46 2024 down 19.6% 104th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 27.1% 2023 up 3.0% 86th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 27.1% 2023 up 3.0% 86th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 36.7% 2023 down 0.8% 47th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 56.79 2024 — 164th Sex ratio at birth 100.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 234th Sex ratio by age 26.92 males per 100 females 2023 down 19.2% 79th Sex ratio at age 5 99.97 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 225th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 100.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 234th 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 3.4% 2023 down 23.0% 28th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.0% 2023 down 6.2% 54th Sex ratio at age 60 83.79 males per 100 females 2023 up 12.0% 194th Male population by age group 1.58 million people 2023 up 15.7% 47th Female population by age group 1.57 million people 2023 up 15.6% 45th 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 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 up 100.0% 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 →