Gender Development Index (GDI) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.834 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Pakistan, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.834 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Pakistan peaked at 0.834 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.383, in 1998.
That places Pakistan 172nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.539 | — |
| 1991 | 0.57 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.576 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.585 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.598 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.589 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.602 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.618 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.383 | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 0.639 | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 0.648 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.652 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.626 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.667 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.664 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.667 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.696 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.693 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.722 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.725 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.726 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.697 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.74 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.748 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.756 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.734 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.754 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.758 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.81 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.831 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.834 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.834 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.834 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.906, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Development Index (GDI) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +66.8% | 0.383 | 0.639 |
| 1998 | -38.0% | 0.618 | 0.383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5699 | 0.383 | 0.639 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6731 | 0.626 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7448 | 0.697 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.833 | 0.831 | 0.834 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Pakistan?
- Gender development index in Pakistan was 0.834 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.834 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.383 in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for gender development index?
- Pakistan ranks 172nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.