Gender Development Index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gender Development Index was 0.834 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Pakistan, 1990β2022
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.
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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 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.