Human Development Index: males vs. females in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9661 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.9661 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Netherlands peaked at 0.9661 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.876, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.876 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8807 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8811 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8819 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.91 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9064 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9098 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9102 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9108 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9135 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9184 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9185 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9154 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9176 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9266 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9308 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9348 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9362 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9376 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.941 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9506 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9519 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9545 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9574 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.957 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9572 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9594 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9604 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9634 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9608 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9617 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9647 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9661 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9661 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9661 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.898 | 0.876 | 0.9135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9256 | 0.9154 | 0.9376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9553 | 0.941 | 0.9634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9633 | 0.9608 | 0.9661 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Netherlands?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Netherlands was 0.9661 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9661 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.876 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.