Statistics and indicators on women and men
Population
Table 1a - Population size 
- Population, total and by sex (in thousands)
- Sex ratio (women/100 men)
Table 1b - Composition of the population
- Percentage of total population under 15 years
- Percentage of total population aged 60 years and above, by sex
- Sex ratio in 60+ age group (men/100 women)
Table 1c - Population growth and distribution
- Annual population growth rate
- Percentage urban population
- Sex ratio (women/100 men) of international migrants
Health
Table 2a - Life expectancy
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex
- Life expectancy at age 60, by sex
Table 2b - Maternal mortality and infant mortality
- Maternal mortality ratio
- Infant mortality rate
- Under 5 mortality rate
Table 2c - Child-bearing
- Adolescent fertility rate
- Total fertility rate
Table 2d - Contraceptive prevalence
- Contraceptive prevalence among married women of childbearing age, any method and modern methods
Table 2e - HIV/AIDS
- Estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS
- Women's share of adults living with HIV/AIDS
Women and Men in families
Table 3a - Legal age for marriage
- Legal age for marriage, by sex
Table 3b - Marriage
- Percentage of population aged 15 to 19 years ever married, by sex
- Singulate mean age at marriage, by sex
Education
Table 4a - Literacy
- Adult (15+) literacy rate, by sex
- Youth (15-24) literacy rate, by sex
Table 4b - Primary education
- Primary net enrolment ratio, by sex
- Girl's share of primary enrolment
Table 4c - Secondary education
- Secondary net enrolment ratio, by sex
- Girl's share of secondary enrolment
Table 4d - Tertiary education
- Tertiary gross enrolment ratio, by sex
- Women's share of tertiary enrolment
Table 4e - Teaching staff
- Percentage of teachers who are women, for primary education
- Percentage of teachers who are women, for secondary education
- Percentage of teachers who are women, for tertiary education
Work
Table 5a - Economic activity
- Adult (15+) economic activity rate, by sex
- Share of women in adult labour force
Table 5b - Part-time employment
- Percentage of adult employment that is part-time, by sex
- Women's share of part-time employment
Table 5c - Distribution of labour force by status in employment
- Percentage employees, by sex
- Percentage employers, by sex
- Percentage own-account workers, by sex
- Percentage contributing family workers, by sex
Table 5d - Adult unemployment
- Unemployment rate, by sex
Table 5e - Women's wages relative to men's
- Women's wages in manufacturing as a percentage of men's wages
Table 5f - Women legislators and managers
- Women's share of legislators, senior officials and managers
Table 5g - Maternity leave benefits
- Length of maternity leave
- Percentage of wages paid in covered period
- Provider of coverage
Political decision making
Table 6a - Women in parliament
- Percentage of parliamentary seats in Single or Lower chamber occupied by women
This web site provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: - Population - Health - Women and men in families - Education - Work - Political decision making The statistics and indicators refer to the latest year for which sex-disaggregated data are available. The data have been compiled from official national sources as well as international sources. All sources are given at the end of each table, as are technical notes on the indicators presented.
Related links:
Social Indicators
The World's Women reports
Contact: genderstat@un.org