Human Development Index: males vs. females in Iceland
Iceland: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9755 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9755 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Iceland peaked at 0.9779 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8608, in 1990.
That places Iceland 2nd 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.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8608 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8652 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8713 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8755 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8793 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8739 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8821 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8883 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9032 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9027 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9098 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9151 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9228 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9339 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9354 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9436 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9442 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9418 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9385 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9432 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9533 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.963 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9665 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9696 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9717 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9687 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9702 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.97 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9698 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9682 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9779 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9671 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9755 | +0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9755 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9755 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8802 | 0.8608 | 0.9032 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9331 | 0.9098 | 0.946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9646 | 0.9432 | 0.9717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9722 | 0.9671 | 0.9779 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Iceland?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Iceland was 0.9755 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9779 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8608 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.