Human Development Index: males vs. females in Kiribati
Kiribati: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.6503 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Kiribati, 2005–2023
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 Kiribati is 0.6503, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Kiribati peaked at 0.6503 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.604, in 2005.
Kiribati ranks 137th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.604 | — |
| 2006 | 0.6066 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6086 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6075 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6085 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6093 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6125 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6178 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.624 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.627 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6358 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6398 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6427 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.645 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6486 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6395 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6384 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6483 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6503 | +0.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.6503 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6459, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.6503 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6071 | 0.604 | 0.6086 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6302 | 0.6093 | 0.6486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6441 | 0.6384 | 0.6503 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Kiribati?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Kiribati was 0.6503 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6503 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.604 in 2005.
- How does Kiribati rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Kiribati ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.