Human Development Index: males vs. females in Australia
Australia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9679 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9679 for human development index: males vs. females 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Australia peaked at 0.9679 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8806, in 1990.
That places Australia 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8806 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8821 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8819 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8863 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8868 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8958 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8972 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9007 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9038 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9064 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9099 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.916 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9184 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9267 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9299 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9325 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9345 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9395 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9419 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9436 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9466 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9529 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9504 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9528 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9534 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9538 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9573 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9594 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.962 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9659 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.961 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9679 | +0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9679 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9679 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8922 | 0.8806 | 0.9064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9271 | 0.9099 | 0.9419 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9523 | 0.9436 | 0.9594 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9642 | 0.961 | 0.9679 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Australia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Australia was 0.9679 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9679 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8806 in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.