Human Development Index: males vs. females in Nepal
Nepal: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.6607 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.6607 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Nepal peaked at 0.6607 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4719, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 133rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4936 | 0.4719 | 0.5175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5387 | 0.5185 | 0.5721 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6081 | 0.5812 | 0.6389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6473 | 0.6345 | 0.6607 | 4 |
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More gender data for Nepal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Nepal?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Nepal was 0.6607 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6607 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4719 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Nepal ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.