Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Turkey
Turkey: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.938 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.938
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 2022
All-time low
0.821
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Gender Development Index in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Turkey is 0.938, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Turkey peaked at 0.942 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.821, in 1993.
Turkey ranks 57th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.833 | — |
| 1991 | 0.832 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.831 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.821 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.832 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.833 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.832 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.836 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.839 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.842 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.847 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.852 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.853 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.859 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.863 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.866 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.878 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.885 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.905 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.916 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.92 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.919 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.923 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.933 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.938 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.942 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.938 | -0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.938 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.975, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.938 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.989, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8321 | 0.821 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8598 | 0.842 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 | 0.905 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9395 | 0.938 | 0.942 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 54 Uzbekistan 0.951 compare
- 55 Palestine 0.945 compare
- 55 Oman 0.945 compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.931 compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0.931 compare
- 60 Tajikistan 0.926 compare
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Turkey?
- Gender development index in Turkey was 0.938 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.821 in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for gender development index?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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