Human Development Index: males vs. females in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7648 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 0.7648, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7652 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6103, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6103 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6148 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6219 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6346 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6343 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6407 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6463 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6539 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6605 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6654 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6694 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6736 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6779 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6795 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6824 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6914 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6995 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7061 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7101 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7124 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7169 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7205 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7242 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7295 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7355 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7414 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7601 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7632 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7651 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7611 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7556 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7488 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7652 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7648 | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7648 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7648 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6383 | 0.6103 | 0.6654 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6902 | 0.6694 | 0.7124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7417 | 0.7169 | 0.7651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7586 | 0.7488 | 0.7652 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Dominican Republic?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Dominican Republic was 0.7648 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7652 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6103 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.