Human Development Index: males vs. females in Liberia
Liberia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.547 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Liberia, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.547 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Liberia peaked at 0.547 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5023, in 2005.
That places Liberia 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5023 | — |
| 2006 | 0.5064 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5112 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.515 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5179 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5088 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5217 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5255 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5296 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5236 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5262 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5326 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5206 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5373 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5377 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5359 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5398 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5448 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.547 | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.547 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5373, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.547 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5953, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5105 | 0.5023 | 0.5179 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5264 | 0.5088 | 0.5377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5419 | 0.5359 | 0.547 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Liberia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Liberia was 0.547 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.547 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5023 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Liberia ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.