Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Romania
Romania: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.986 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.986
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.995
in 2020
All-time low
0.939
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Gender Development Index in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Romania is 0.986, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Romania peaked at 0.995 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.939, in 1990.
Romania ranks 33rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.939 | — |
| 1991 | 0.941 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.944 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.947 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.953 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.956 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.959 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.956 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.961 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.965 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.966 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.974 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.979 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.978 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.987 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.991 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.987 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.985 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.981 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.983 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.981 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.983 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.989 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.993 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.995 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.992 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.991 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.986 | -0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.986 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9895, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.986 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.989, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9507 | 0.939 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9733 | 0.961 | 0.991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9853 | 0.981 | 0.993 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.991 | 0.986 | 0.995 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Romania?
- Gender development index in Romania was 0.986 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.995 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.939 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for gender development index?
- Romania ranks 33rd out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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