Gender Development Index in Palestine
Palestine: Gender Development Index was 0.945 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Palestine, 2004–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.945 for gender development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Palestine peaked at 0.945 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.799, in 2005.
That places Palestine 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gender Development Index in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8 | — |
| 2005 | 0.799 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.815 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.828 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.83 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.832 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.833 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.848 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.859 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.872 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.881 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.881 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.894 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.945 | +5.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.945 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.945 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.931, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8173 | 0.799 | 0.832 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8657 | 0.833 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9012 | 0.881 | 0.945 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Palestine?
- Gender development index in Palestine 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for gender development index?
- Palestine ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.