2030 goals / Goal 5
Gender Equality
Fair opportunities for women and girls
Progress in numbers
Latest figures available, mostly from the UN SDG Report 2026.
- Target
- 50%equal share by 2030
- Start
- 22.3%2015
- Latest
- 27.4%2026
- Target
- 50%equal share by 2030
- Start
- 26.9%2015
- Latest
- 30.5%2025
- Target
- 0%end by 2030
- Start
- 22%2015
- Latest
- 18.5%2025
Goals and targets
9 targets, each with the UN's own rating from the SDG Report 2026. Open one for a plain explanation and how it is measured.
5 marginal progress 4 not enough data
5.1End discrimination against women and girls Marginal progress
End all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere.
Measured by
- Whether laws are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination
5.2End violence against women and girls Not enough data
End all violence against women and girls in public and private life, including trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Measured by
- Share of women and girls harmed by a partner in the past year
- Share harmed by sexual violence from someone other than a partner
5.3End child marriage and harmful practices Marginal progress
End child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
Measured by
- Share of young women married before 15 and before 18
- Share of girls and women who have undergone genital mutilation
5.4Value unpaid care and housework Not enough data
Recognise and value unpaid care and domestic work through public services, infrastructure and social protection, and share the load more fairly within households.
Measured by
- Time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex
5.5Women leading at every level Marginal progress
Women take a full and effective part, with equal opportunity to lead, in political, economic and public life.
Measured by
- Share of seats held by women in parliament and local government
- Share of women in management roles
5.6Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all Not enough data
Everyone can access sexual and reproductive health care and exercise their reproductive rights, as agreed internationally.
Measured by
- Share of women making their own informed decisions on relationships, contraception and health care
- Laws guaranteeing access to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.aEqual rights to land and resources Not enough data
Reforms that give women equal rights to economic resources, land ownership, financial services, inheritance and natural resources.
Measured by
- Share of farmland owners or rights holders who are women
- Laws guaranteeing women's equal rights to own and control land
5.bTechnology that helps women thrive Marginal progress
More use of technology, especially phones and the internet, to support women's empowerment.
Measured by
- Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex
5.cStrong policies and laws for equality Marginal progress
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable laws that advance gender equality for all women and girls.
Measured by
- Countries with systems to track public money spent on gender equality
An Our Common Grounds scorecard. Data from the UN and its partner agencies. See this goal on the full scorecard.