Although some African countries have made tremendous progress driving toward gender parity in some areas, gender inequality remains high across the continent. Women account for more than 50 percent of Africa's combined population, but in 2018 generated only 33 percent of the continent's collective GDP.
Australia is ranked 43rd for gender equality internationally. 3.9% are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. 28.3% were born overseas.
The most self-identifying feminists live in Sweden, France, Italy, Britain, Australia, the US, Turkey, Denmark, Mexico, and Germany. But people who live in countries that are further along in achieving gender equality don't necessarily consider themselves feminists, according to a new survey.
In 2021, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Curacao have the lowest gender ratios globally. In 2021, there were 101 males for every 100 females on average in the world. 3.97 billion men, or 50.42% of the world's population, were male in 2021.
The statistic shows the top 50 metropolitan areas of the United States with the highest share of the female population in 2019. In 2019, Jackson in Missouri ranked first with 52.3 percent of residents being women.
In sub-Saharan Africa, women are responsible for 80% of food production, and more than 60% of all employed women work in agriculture. Despite their essential roles, women are less likely to own land or other productive assets. They typically access land through male relatives as labourers.
The results show that women earn 40 to 46 percent less than men in urban areas, which is substantially less than in high-income countries. The gender pay gap in rural areas ranges from (a statistically insignificant) 12 percent in Tanzania to 77 percent in Nigeria.
High gender equality in education and health
In terms of educational attainment, and health and survival, people in South Africa are more equal in gender. The country reached gender parity in educational attainment, while it scored 0.98 points in health and survival.
The most gender equal nations are Iceland, Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden. The least gender equal countries are Chad, Iran, Congo, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The rankings by the World Economic Forum are based on factors including health, education, economic security and political power.
In fact, Norway ranks as the country with the highest level of income equality, while also ranking second for gender equality worldwide. However, even though Norway is the fairest country, it still has much more work to truly become equal.
10 Countries with the Least Gender Equality (and Largest Gender Gaps): Afghanistan — 44.4% Yemen — 49.2% Iraq — 53.5%
The gender ratio in Australia attained a value of 98 males to 100 females in 2021. The ratio recorded a year-on-year decrease of 0.04% in 2021. Between 2018-2021, the gender ratio in Australia decreased by 0.1%.
Worldwide, the male population is slightly higher than the female population. As of 2021, the country with the highest percentage of men was Qatar with only one fourth of the total population being women. The United Arab Emirates followed with 31 percent.
The number of men and women in the world is roughly equal, though men hold a slight lead with 102 men for 100 women (in 2020). More precisely, out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4%) and 496 are women (49.6%).
According to Statistics South Africa, white South Africans comprise 7.7% (2022) of the total population in South Africa.
The African population by race is predominantly Black African.
The youngest continent in the world
Africa is the continent with the youngest population worldwide. As of 2022, around 40 percent of the population was aged 15 years and younger, compared to a global average of 25 percent.
Charles Fourier, a utopian socialist and French philosopher, is credited with having coined the word "féminisme" in 1837. The words "féminisme" ("feminism") and "féministe" ("feminist") first appeared in France and the Netherlands in 1872, Great Britain in the 1890s, and the United States in 1910.
Philippines
As the only nation from the region to make it into the global top 10, the report's findings place the Philippines as the most gender equal nation in Asia.
1: Suffrage Movement
An American suffragette in 1916. Anti-slavery and temperance movements sowed the first seeds of feminism in the mid-1800s. In 1840, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were denied seats at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London due to their gender.