Gender Development Index in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Gender Development Index was 0.962 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in China (People’s Republic of) is 0.962, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.963 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.831, in 1991.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 101st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8768 | 0.831 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9238 | 0.9 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9516 | 0.949 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9627 | 0.962 | 0.963 | 3 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 100 Bolivia 0.965 compare
- 102 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.961 compare
- 103 Netherlands 0.96 compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 0.959 compare
More gender data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Gender development index in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.962 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.831 in 1991.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for gender development index?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.