Human Development Index: males vs. females in Argentina
Argentina: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.863 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index: males vs. females in Argentina is 0.863, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Argentina peaked at 0.863 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7385, in 1990.
That places Argentina 49th 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 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7385 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7443 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7474 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7507 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.756 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7578 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7619 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7688 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7723 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7824 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7889 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7935 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.793 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8009 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8067 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8096 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8192 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8236 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8299 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8318 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8405 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8477 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8469 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8498 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8507 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8531 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8524 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.857 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8554 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8558 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8456 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8457 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.857 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.863 | +0.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.863 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.863 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.758 | 0.7385 | 0.7824 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8097 | 0.7889 | 0.8318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8509 | 0.8405 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8528 | 0.8456 | 0.863 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,142 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,142 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Argentina?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Argentina was 0.863 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7385 in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Argentina ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.