Human Development Index: males vs. females in Estonia
Estonia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8929 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Estonia stood at 0.8929. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Estonia peaked at 0.8929 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7019, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 37th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7369 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7316 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7175 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7079 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7019 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7142 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7375 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7483 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7556 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7648 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7807 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7868 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7965 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8082 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8178 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8319 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8384 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8418 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8466 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8464 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8537 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8638 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.867 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8773 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8726 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8747 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8778 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8802 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8834 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.888 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8899 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8858 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8895 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8929 | +0.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.8929 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.8929 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7316 | 0.7019 | 0.7648 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8195 | 0.7807 | 0.8466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8739 | 0.8537 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8895 | 0.8858 | 0.8929 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Estonia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Estonia was 0.8929 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8929 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.