Gender Development Index in Cyprus
Cyprus: Gender Development Index was 0.996 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Cyprus, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.996 for gender development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Cyprus peaked at 0.996 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.931, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.931 | — |
| 1991 | 0.933 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.931 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.934 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.939 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.942 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.945 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.953 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.956 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.961 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.962 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.96 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.959 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.962 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.964 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.963 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.962 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.967 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.972 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.975 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.987 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.984 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.981 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.985 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.977 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.975 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.979 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.984 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.989 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.996 | +0.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.996 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.991, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.996 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.989, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9381 | 0.931 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9609 | 0.956 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9765 | 0.962 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.987 | 0.979 | 0.996 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Cyprus?
- Gender development index in Cyprus was 0.996 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.996 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.931 in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for gender development index?
- Cyprus ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.