Human Development Index: males vs. females in Malawi
Malawi: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.5374 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Malawi, 1998–2023
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 Malawi is 0.5374, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Malawi peaked at 0.5374 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4131, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 173rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4168 | 0.4131 | 0.4205 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4544 | 0.4215 | 0.4939 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5214 | 0.5014 | 0.533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5319 | 0.5282 | 0.5374 | 4 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Malawi?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Malawi was 0.5374 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5374 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4131 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Malawi ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.