Gender Development Index (GDI) in Japan
Japan: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.968 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.968
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.968
in 2022
All-time low
0.942
in 1993
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.968 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Japan peaked at 0.968 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.942, in 1993.
Japan ranks 95th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.948 | — |
| 1991 | 0.951 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.953 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.942 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.943 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.946 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.957 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.959 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.957 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.956 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.963 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.965 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.964 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.968 | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.968 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 98% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.968 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 | 0.9479 | 0.942 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9591 | 0.957 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9601 | 0.956 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9653 | 0.964 | 0.968 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Japan?
- Gender development index in Japan was 0.968 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.942 in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for gender development index?
- Japan ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.