Human Development Index: males vs. females in Germany
Germany: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9701 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9701 for human development index: males vs. females 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 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Germany peaked at 0.9701 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8647, in 1990.
That places Germany 4th 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 | 0.8893 | 0.8647 | 0.9162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9406 | 0.9218 | 0.9544 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9631 | 0.9576 | 0.968 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9677 | 0.9651 | 0.9701 | 4 |
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More gender data for Germany
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Germany?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Germany was 0.9701 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9701 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8647 in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.