Human Development Index: males vs. females in Brazil
Brazil: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7833 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Brazil stood at 0.7833. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Brazil peaked at 0.7833 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6887, in 2000.
That places Brazil 85th 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 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6887 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6942 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6994 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7049 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7123 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7179 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7242 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7316 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7382 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7406 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.747 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7522 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7579 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7621 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7651 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7649 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7658 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7698 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7736 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7758 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7709 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7649 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7771 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7833 | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.7833 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.7833 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7152 | 0.6887 | 0.7406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7634 | 0.747 | 0.7758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7741 | 0.7649 | 0.7833 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Brazil?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Brazil was 0.7833 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7833 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6887 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Brazil ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.