Human Development Index: males vs. females in Serbia
Serbia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8381 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Serbia, 2004–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.8381 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Serbia peaked at 0.8381 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7489, in 2004.
That places Serbia 56th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7489 | — |
| 2005 | 0.7602 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7697 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7795 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7881 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7895 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7901 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7988 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8015 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8019 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8044 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8111 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8149 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8169 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8225 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8235 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8148 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8119 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8286 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8381 | +1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.8381 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.8381 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8896, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7726 | 0.7489 | 0.7895 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8086 | 0.7901 | 0.8235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8234 | 0.8119 | 0.8381 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 53 Kuwait 0.8398 compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.8397 compare
- 55 Georgia 0.8383 compare
- 57 Seychelles 0.8381 compare
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8362 compare
- 59 Brunei 0.835 compare
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Serbia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Serbia was 0.8381 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8381 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7489 in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.