Human Development Index: males vs. females in Vietnam
Vietnam: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7671 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Vietnam, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.7671 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Vietnam peaked at 0.7671 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5751, in 1995.
Vietnam ranks 91st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5751 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5839 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.593 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6027 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6092 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6172 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6253 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6328 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6409 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6491 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6572 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6673 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6692 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6805 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6842 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6904 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6961 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7003 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7049 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.71 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7151 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7203 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7268 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7341 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7405 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7512 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7516 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7641 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7671 | +0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.7671 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.7671 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5928 | 0.5751 | 0.6092 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6524 | 0.6172 | 0.6842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7139 | 0.6904 | 0.7405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7585 | 0.7512 | 0.7671 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Vietnam?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Vietnam was 0.7671 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7671 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5751 in 1995.
- How does Vietnam rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Vietnam ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.