Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Palestine
Palestine: Gender Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.945 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.945
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
55th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.945
in 2023
All-time low
0.799
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Gender Development Index in Palestine, 2004–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, gender development index in Palestine stood at 0.945. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Palestine peaked at 0.945 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.799, in 2005.
That places Palestine 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (UNICEF) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8 | — |
| 2005 | 0.799 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.815 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.828 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.83 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.832 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.833 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.848 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.859 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.872 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.881 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.881 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.894 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.945 | +5.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.945 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.931, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.945 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.931, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8173 | 0.799 | 0.832 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8657 | 0.833 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9012 | 0.881 | 0.945 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 52 Libya 0.955 compare
- 52 North Macedonia 0.955 compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 0.951 compare
- 55 Oman 0.945 compare
- 57 Türkiye 0.938 compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.931 compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 0.931 compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Palestine?
- Gender development index in Palestine was 0.945 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for gender development index?
- Palestine ranks 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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