Gender Development Index in Haiti
Haiti: Gender Development Index was 0.932 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.932 for gender development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Haiti peaked at 0.932 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.844, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 137th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.844 | — |
| 1991 | 0.845 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.847 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.855 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.856 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.86 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.863 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.877 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.873 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.872 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.866 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.878 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.888 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.882 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.876 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.882 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.887 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.845 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.896 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.901 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.902 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.907 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.913 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.915 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.918 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.923 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.928 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.931 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.932 | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.932 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.932 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.989, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8539 | 0.844 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8777 | 0.866 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9039 | 0.845 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9298 | 0.928 | 0.932 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Haiti?
- Gender development index in Haiti was 0.932 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.844 in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for gender development index?
- Haiti ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.