Contact Contacts
Gender development index — all countries

Gender development index — Poland

Gender development index in Poland in 2023 — 1.012 ratio. Ranked 17 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.5%.

2023 1.012 ratio −0.59% vs 2022
World rank 17of 184
Period maximum 1.018 ratio2021
Period minimum 0.981 ratio1993

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Poland, 1990–20230.980.9911.011.021990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.987 ratio1991: 0.987 ratio1992: 0.983 ratio1993: 0.981 ratio1994: 0.985 ratio1995: 0.987 ratio1996: 0.989 ratio1997: 0.988 ratio1998: 0.99 ratio1999: 0.992 ratio2000: 0.992 ratio2001: 0.993 ratio2002: 0.993 ratio2003: 0.993 ratio2004: 0.996 ratio2005: 1.005 ratio2006: 1.005 ratio2007: 1.004 ratio2008: 1.005 ratio2009: 1.007 ratio2010: 1.011 ratio2011: 1.013 ratio2012: 1.012 ratio2013: 1.012 ratio2014: 1.01 ratio2015: 1.008 ratio2016: 1.01 ratio2017: 1.009 ratio2018: 1.012 ratio2019: 1.01 ratio2020: 1.014 ratio2021: 1.018 ratio2022: 1.018 ratio2023: 1.012 ratio
Change over the period: +0.025 (+2.53%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 1.012 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.988 ratio
Eastern Europe computed 1.017 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 1.012 −0.006 −0.59%
2022 1.018 +0 +0%
2021 1.018 +0.004 +0.39%
2020 1.014 +0.004 +0.4%
2019 1.01 −0.002 −0.2%
2018 1.012 +0.003 +0.3%
2017 1.009 −0.001 −0.1%
2016 1.01 +0.002 +0.2%
2015 1.008 −0.002 −0.2%
2014 1.01 −0.002 −0.2%
2013 1.012 +0 +0%
2012 1.012 −0.001 −0.1%
2011 1.013 +0.002 +0.2%
2010 1.011 +0.004 +0.4%
2009 1.007 +0.002 +0.2%
2008 1.005 +0.001 +0.1%
2007 1.004 −0.001 −0.1%
2006 1.005 +0 +0%
2005 1.005 +0.009 +0.9%
2004 0.996 +0.003 +0.3%
2003 0.993 +0 +0%
2002 0.993 +0 +0%
2001 0.993 +0.001 +0.1%
2000 0.992 +0 +0%
1999 0.992 +0.002 +0.2%
1998 0.99 +0.002 +0.2%
1997 0.988 −0.001 −0.1%
1996 0.989 +0.002 +0.2%
1995 0.987 +0.002 +0.2%
1994 0.985 +0.004 +0.41%
1993 0.981 −0.002 −0.2%
1992 0.983 −0.004 −0.41%
1991 0.987 +0 +0%
1990 0.987 — —

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UA Ukraine 1.038 MD Moldova 1.029 RU Russia 1.023 PL Poland 1.012 BY Belarus 1.009 BG Bulgaria 1 SK Slovakia 0.999 HU Hungary 0.989 CZ Czechia 0.987 RO Romania 0.986
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Poland

Indexes Human development index

A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

Poland by year Indexes Gender inequality index

A composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.

Poland by year Labor Women in parliament

What part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.

Poland by year Demography Share of women in the population

What part of a country's population is made up of women.

Poland by year
All indicators for Poland