Human Development Index: males vs. females in Romania
Romania: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.849 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 0.849. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Romania peaked at 0.849 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7104, in 1993.
Romania ranks 50th 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.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7407 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7249 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7126 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7104 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7106 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7159 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7224 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7231 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7307 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7394 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.744 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7489 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7564 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7606 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7693 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7742 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7891 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7996 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8198 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8293 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8261 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8283 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8237 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8274 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8263 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8297 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8295 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.832 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8367 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8406 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8333 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8319 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8427 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.849 | +0.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.849 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.849 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7231 | 0.7104 | 0.7407 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7791 | 0.744 | 0.8293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.83 | 0.8237 | 0.8406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8392 | 0.8319 | 0.849 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Romania?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Romania was 0.849 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7104 in 1993.
- How does Romania rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Romania ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.