Human Development Index: males vs. females in Armenia
Armenia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8074 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Armenia, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.8074 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Armenia peaked at 0.8074 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6329, in 1995.
That places Armenia 73rd 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 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6329 | — |
| 1996 | 0.641 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6525 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6563 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6628 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6805 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6876 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6981 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.708 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7124 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7221 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7341 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7456 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7517 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7495 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7539 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7579 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.767 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7726 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7774 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.782 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7885 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7897 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7886 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8005 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7481 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7888 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7973 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8074 | +1.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.8074 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.8074 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6491 | 0.6329 | 0.6628 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.719 | 0.6805 | 0.7517 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7778 | 0.7539 | 0.8005 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7854 | 0.7481 | 0.8074 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Armenia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Armenia was 0.8074 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8074 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6329 in 1995.
- How does Armenia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Armenia ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.