Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Philippines
Philippines: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs. mean male height in Philippines stood at 0.72. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in Philippines peaked at 0.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.593, in 1990.
That places Philippines 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.593 | — |
| 1991 | 0.594 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.599 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.602 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.606 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.609 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.619 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.623 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.624 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.628 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.632 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.636 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.643 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.648 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.655 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.656 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.654 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.659 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.662 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.669 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.674 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.681 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.687 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.689 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.69 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.694 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.708 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.699 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.714 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | +0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6097 | 0.593 | 0.628 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6507 | 0.632 | 0.662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6882 | 0.669 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7057 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in Philippines?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in Philippines was 0.72 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.593 in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- Philippines ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height 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 vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.