Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Norway
Norway: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.995 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.995
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 70 countries
All-time high
1
in 2008
All-time low
0.978
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Gender Development Index in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.995 for gender development index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Norway peaked at 1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.978, in 1994.
Norway ranks 22nd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.981 | — |
| 1991 | 0.98 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.981 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.979 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.978 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.981 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.983 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.987 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.989 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.996 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.997 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.996 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.995 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.994 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.999 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.997 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.999 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.997 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.993 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.995 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.997 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.994 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.996 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.997 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.995 | -0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.995 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9895, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.995 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 | 0.982 | 0.978 | 0.989 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9981 | 0.994 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9974 | 0.993 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9945 | 0.99 | 0.997 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Norway?
- Gender development index in Norway was 0.995 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.978 in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for gender development index?
- Norway ranks 22nd out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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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