Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Croatia
Croatia: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.999 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Croatia is 0.999, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Croatia peaked at 0.999 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.942, in 1995.
That places Croatia 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.942 | — |
| 1996 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.948 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.952 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.958 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.962 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.975 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.976 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.979 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.982 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.981 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.983 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.986 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.988 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.985 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.986 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.989 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.991 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.992 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.99 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.989 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.994 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.994 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.991 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.997 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.998 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.999 | +0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.999 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9895, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.999 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.989, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9448 | 0.942 | 0.948 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9734 | 0.952 | 0.986 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9898 | 0.985 | 0.994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 | 0.991 | 0.999 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.5301 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Croatia?
- Gender development index in Croatia was 0.999 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.942 in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for gender development index?
- Croatia ranks 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Gender Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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