Human Development Index: males vs. females in Egypt
Egypt: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7767 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 0.7767, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Egypt peaked at 0.7767 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6143, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 88th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6143 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6202 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.626 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6321 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6381 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6458 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6553 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6577 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.664 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.67 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6754 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6789 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6811 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6803 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6835 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6875 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6925 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6973 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7052 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7121 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7116 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7113 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.718 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7244 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7275 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7317 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7379 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7436 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7525 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7614 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7607 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7625 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7729 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7767 | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7767 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7767 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7767, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6423 | 0.6143 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6894 | 0.6754 | 0.7121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.732 | 0.7113 | 0.7614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7682 | 0.7607 | 0.7767 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Egypt?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Egypt was 0.7767 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7767 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6143 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Egypt ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.