Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in China
China: Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) was 0.6824 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.6824
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 147 countries
All-time high
0.6908
in 2013
All-time low
0.656
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2022
Global Gender Gap Index in China, 2006–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, global gender gap index in China stood at 0.6824.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in China peaked at 0.6908 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.656, in 2006.
That places China 106th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.656 | — |
| 2007 | 0.6643 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6878 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6907 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6881 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6866 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6853 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6908 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.683 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.682 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.676 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.674 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.673 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.676 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.682 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6824 | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.6824 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7097, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 0.6824 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7009, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6747 | 0.656 | 0.6907 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6821 | 0.673 | 0.6908 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6801 | 0.676 | 0.6824 | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in China?
- Global gender gap index in China was 0.6824 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6908 in 2013.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.656 in 2006.
- How does China rank for global gender gap index?
- China ranks 106th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Global Gender Gap Index (GGI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.