Gender Development Index in Türkiye
Türkiye: Gender Development Index 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 Türkiye, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.942 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.821, in 1993.
Türkiye 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.
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 Türkiye
- 54 Uzbekistan 0.951 compare
- 55 Palestine, State of 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 Türkiye
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Türkiye?
- Gender development index in Türkiye was 0.938 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.821 in 1993.
- How does Türkiye rank for gender development index?
- Türkiye ranks 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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