Gender Development Index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gender Development Index was 0.988 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.988 for gender development index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Paraguay peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.837, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 61st 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.927 | — |
| 1991 | 0.837 | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.933 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.94 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.937 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.952 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.956 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.936 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.944 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.933 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.953 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.942 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.945 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.945 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.952 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.956 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.956 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.969 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.978 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.981 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.976 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.984 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.984 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.989 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.988 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.991 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.995 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.988 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.988 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9835, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.988 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.989, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9299 | 0.837 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9478 | 0.933 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9796 | 0.956 | 0.991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 | 0.988 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Paraguay?
- Gender development index in Paraguay was 0.988 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.837 in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for gender development index?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.