Gender Development Index (GDI) in China
China: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.962 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in China, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in China 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 peaked at 0.963 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.831, in 1991.
China 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.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.847 | — |
| 1991 | 0.831 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.87 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.878 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.888 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.892 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.895 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.902 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.891 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.908 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.907 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.914 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.92 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.932 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.938 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.941 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.945 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.959 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.949 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.949 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.951 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.957 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.963 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.962 | -0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.962 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 0.962 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 100 Bolivia 0.965 compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.961 compare
- 103 Netherlands 0.96 compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 0.959 compare
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in China?
- Gender development index in China was 0.962 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.831 in 1991.
- How does China rank for gender development index?
- China ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.