Human Development Index: males vs. females in Malaysia
Malaysia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8275 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 0.8275, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Malaysia peaked at 0.8275 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7388, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7388 | — |
| 1999 | 0.743 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7506 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7481 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7474 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7503 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.753 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7509 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7571 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7697 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7795 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7874 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.793 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7915 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7961 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8015 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8012 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8048 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8114 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8137 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8143 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8169 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8147 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8102 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8178 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8275 | +1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.8275 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.8275 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7409 | 0.7388 | 0.743 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7594 | 0.7474 | 0.7874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8045 | 0.7915 | 0.8169 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8175 | 0.8102 | 0.8275 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Malaysia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Malaysia was 0.8275 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8275 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7388 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.