Gender Development Index (GDI) in India
India: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.852 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in India, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in India stood at 0.852. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in India peaked at 0.852 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.712, in 1994.
That places India 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.722 | — |
| 1991 | 0.721 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.719 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.714 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.712 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.714 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.722 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.73 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.738 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.747 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.757 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.779 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.778 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.789 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.786 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.785 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.788 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.794 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.807 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.818 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.822 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.826 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.833 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.832 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.831 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.834 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.819 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.831 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.838 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.843 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.852 | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.852 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.852 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.9305, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7239 | 0.712 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7863 | 0.757 | 0.807 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.828 | 0.818 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8443 | 0.838 | 0.852 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in India?
- Gender development index in India was 0.852 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.712 in 1994.
- How does India rank for gender development index?
- India ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.