Human Development Index: males vs. females in Philippines
Philippines: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7206 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Philippines stood at 0.7206. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Philippines peaked at 0.7206 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.605, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 117th 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 | 0.6181 | 0.605 | 0.6367 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.653 | 0.6391 | 0.6636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.688 | 0.6708 | 0.7072 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7046 | 0.6872 | 0.7206 | 4 |
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More gender data for Philippines
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 922,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 851,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 915,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 869,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 933,774 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Philippines?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Philippines was 0.7206 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7206 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.605 in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Philippines ranks 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.