Gender Development Index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender Development Index was 0.931 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 0.931, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.937 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.812, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8276 | 0.812 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8566 | 0.838 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9057 | 0.879 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9283 | 0.917 | 0.937 | 4 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 259,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 268,301 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender development index in Saudi Arabia was 0.931 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender development index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.