Gender Development Index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender Development Index was 0.931 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.931
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
58th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2022
All-time low
0.812
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Gender Development Index in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.931 for gender development index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.937 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.812, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 58th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8276 | 0.812 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8566 | 0.838 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9057 | 0.879 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9283 | 0.917 | 0.937 | 4 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender development index in Saudi Arabia was 0.931 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender development index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 58th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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