Countries With the Highest Women in a Union
Every country with a figure for women in a union, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Niger (81.3%), Bangladesh (80.6%) and Mali (79.2%). The middle country of the 206 has 56%.
What this measures
Share of women aged 15 to 49 who are married or in a union, in % of women aged 15-49. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
A snapshot of how many women are in a union at one time, not a count of new unions each year. It counts couples living together as a union, which the OECD marriage rate does not. So the two can disagree without either being wrong, and their pair is worth reading for exactly that. The UN estimates it with a statistical model from survey and census data, for over two hundred countries. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Women in a union | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 81.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 80.6% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 3 | Mali | 79.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | South Sudan | 78.3% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Nepal | 75.1% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 74.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 74.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 72.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Chad | 72.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | India | 72.3% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 11 | Guinea | 70.9% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Indonesia | 70.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 69.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | China | 69.5% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Moldova | 68.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 68.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Maldives | 68.4% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 18 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 68.2% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 68% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Nigeria | 67.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Kiribati | 67.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 67.4% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Cambodia | 67.2% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 66.9% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 66.8% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 66.3% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 66.3% | 2016 | South Asia |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 66.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Mauritania | 66.1% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 65.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Benin | 65.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Albania | 65.7% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 65.6% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Senegal | 65.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 65.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Georgia | 65.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 65% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Mozambique | 64.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 64.7% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Qatar | 64.6% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 64.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | Iraq | 64.3% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 64.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Yemen, Rep. | 63.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 63.8% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Togo | 63.7% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Pakistan | 63.4% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 49 | Comoros | 63.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Gambia, The | 63% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.7% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Sudan | 62.6% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 62.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | West Bank and Gaza | 62.4% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Belarus | 62.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Madagascar | 62.3% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 62.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Malawi | 62.1% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Bhutan | 62% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 60 | Samoa | 62% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | Ukraine | 61.9% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Kosovo | 61.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Lao PDR | 61.6% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 61.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Armenia | 61.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.1% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Mongolia | 60.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Eritrea | 60.1% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 59.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Turkiye | 59.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Kuwait | 59.5% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Tanzania | 59.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Fiji | 59.2% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Guyana | 59% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 59% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Cuba | 58.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Poland | 58.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Burundi | 58.2% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 58.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Cameroon | 58.1% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Belize | 58% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Morocco | 58% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Myanmar | 58% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Uganda | 57.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Naoero | 57.7% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | New Zealand | 57.7% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Montenegro | 57.6% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 57.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Switzerland | 57.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Norway | 57.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Kyrgyz Republic | 57.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Barbados | 57.2% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Angola | 57.2% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Finland | 57.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Malaysia | 57.1% | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Brazil | 56.9% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Austria | 56.6% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 56.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Bahrain | 56.4% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 56.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Guatemala | 56.2% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 56% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Romania | 56% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Jordan | 56% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Oman | 55.8% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 107 | Zambia | 55.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | San Marino | 55.7% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Philippines | 55.6% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Algeria | 55.5% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 55.3% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 112 | Congo, Rep. | 55.3% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 113 | France | 54.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Paraguay | 54.8% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Macao SAR, China | 54.6% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 116 | Honduras | 54.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Germany | 54.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Denmark | 54.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Serbia | 54.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 54.2% | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Estonia | 54.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Australia | 54% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Czechia | 53.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Sweden | 53.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Haiti | 53.6% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 53.6% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Uruguay | 53.6% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Netherlands | 53.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Ghana | 53.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | St. Lucia | 53.3% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Kenya | 53.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 53.2% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Panama | 53.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Mexico | 53% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Peru | 52.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Tunisia | 52.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Thailand | 52.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Belgium | 52.4% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Lebanon | 52.4% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Greece | 52.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Faroe Islands | 52.3% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Hungary | 52.3% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Cyprus | 52.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Suriname | 52.2% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | United States | 52.1% | 2022 | North America |
| 147 | Malta | 52% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Italy | 51.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Lithuania | 51.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Mauritius | 51.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Canada | 51.6% | 2021 | North America |
| 152 | Venezuela, RB | 51.5% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | Liberia | 51.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.1% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 51.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Colombia | 50.9% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 157 | Tonga | 50.7% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | El Salvador | 50.7% | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 159 | Portugal | 50.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Israel | 50.4% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Bolivia | 50.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 162 | Spain | 50.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Croatia | 50.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Japan | 50% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Rwanda | 49.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Korea, Rep. | 49.8% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 49.8% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Argentina | 49.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 49.7% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Bermuda | 49.7% | 2016 | North America |
| 171 | Latvia | 49.6% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Slovak Republic | 49.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Curacao | 49.1% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 174 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 48.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 175 | Gabon | 48.5% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 176 | Iceland | 48.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Chile | 48.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | Dominica | 48.4% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 179 | Palau | 48.3% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 180 | Taiwan | 47.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 181 | American Samoa | 47.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 182 | Slovenia | 47.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Ireland | 47.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Lesotho | 46.9% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 185 | Aruba | 46.8% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 186 | Djibouti | 46.5% | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 46.4% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Gibraltar | 46.2% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 189 | Ecuador | 45.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 190 | Cabo Verde | 45% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 191 | Seychelles | 44.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 192 | Singapore | 43.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Libya | 43.8% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 194 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 195 | Costa Rica | 41.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 196 | Botswana | 41.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | Puerto Rico (US) | 40.9% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 198 | Guam | 40.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 199 | Greenland | 38.8% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 200 | Bahamas, The | 38.7% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 201 | Northern Mariana Islands | 38.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 202 | Eswatini | 36.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 203 | Jamaica | 35.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 204 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.8% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 205 | Namibia | 33.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | South Africa | 33.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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