Human Development Index: males vs. females in Moldova
Moldova: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7726 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Moldova, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.7726 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Moldova peaked at 0.7728 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7021, in 2005.
Moldova ranks 89th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7021 | — |
| 2006 | 0.7109 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7164 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7259 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7255 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7337 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7406 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7479 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7504 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7538 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7512 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7538 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7603 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.764 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7666 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7623 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7654 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7728 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7726 | -0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.7726 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.7726 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7162 | 0.7021 | 0.7259 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7522 | 0.7337 | 0.7666 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7683 | 0.7623 | 0.7728 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Moldova?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Moldova was 0.7726 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7728 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7021 in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Moldova ranks 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.