Gender Development Index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gender Development Index was 0.945 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Indonesia is 0.945, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Indonesia peaked at 0.945 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.833, in 1990.
Indonesia ranks 126th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.833 | — |
| 1991 | 0.849 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.873 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.877 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.881 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.882 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.876 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.883 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.888 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.893 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.894 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.901 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.902 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.903 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.899 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.908 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.909 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.914 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.922 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.925 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.929 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.926 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.931 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.935 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.933 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.937 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.944 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.943 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.945 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9835, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.945 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9695, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8735 | 0.833 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9043 | 0.894 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9304 | 0.922 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.944 | 0.943 | 0.945 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Indonesia?
- Gender development index in Indonesia was 0.945 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.833 in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for gender development index?
- Indonesia ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.