Gender Development Index (GDI) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.972 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Hong Kong, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.972 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Hong Kong peaked at 0.972 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 1990.
Hong Kong ranks 87th 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.91 | — |
| 1991 | 0.916 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.92 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.924 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.929 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.932 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.934 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.937 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.944 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.948 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.953 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.952 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.956 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.952 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.963 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.962 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.966 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.961 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.958 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.963 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.965 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.964 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.965 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.972 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.971 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.972 | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.972 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 98% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.972 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9251 | 0.91 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9531 | 0.944 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9656 | 0.958 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9713 | 0.971 | 0.972 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More gender data for Hong Kong
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,614 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Hong Kong?
- Gender development index in Hong Kong was 0.972 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.972 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong rank for gender development index?
- Hong Kong ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.