Gender Development Index (GDI) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.914 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Bangladesh, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Bangladesh is 0.914, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.914 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.743, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 144th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.743 | — |
| 1991 | 0.751 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.772 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.779 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.788 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.796 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.798 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.817 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.828 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.835 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.846 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.836 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.821 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.794 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.803 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.816 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.819 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.83 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.842 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.843 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.858 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.869 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.899 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.882 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.883 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.896 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.905 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.895 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.907 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.908 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.914 | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.914 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.914 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.9305, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7907 | 0.743 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.825 | 0.794 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8854 | 0.858 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9097 | 0.907 | 0.914 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Bangladesh?
- Gender development index in Bangladesh was 0.914 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.743 in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender development index?
- Bangladesh ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.