Human Development Index: males vs. females in Denmark
Denmark: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9626 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 0.9626, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Denmark peaked at 0.9626 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8511, in 1990.
That places Denmark 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8713 | 0.8511 | 0.8988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.914 | 0.9007 | 0.9241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9488 | 0.9219 | 0.9588 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9605 | 0.9595 | 0.9626 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 5 Australia 0.9679 compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.9661 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.9607 compare
- 10 Belgium 0.9596 compare
- 11 South Korea 0.9541 compare
More gender data for Denmark
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 31,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 32,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Denmark?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Denmark was 0.9626 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9626 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8511 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.