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Gender inequality index — Euro area

Gender inequality index in the Euro area in 2023 — 0.052 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 76%.

2023 0.052 index −5.98% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.216 index1990
Period minimum 0.052 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Euro area, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.216 index1991: 0.211 index1992: 0.204 index1993: 0.197 index1994: 0.189 index1995: 0.184 index1996: 0.179 index1997: 0.175 index1998: 0.172 index1999: 0.169 index2000: 0.165 index2001: 0.161 index2002: 0.156 index2003: 0.15 index2004: 0.142 index2005: 0.14 index2006: 0.133 index2007: 0.127 index2008: 0.124 index2009: 0.119 index2010: 0.116 index2011: 0.11 index2012: 0.103 index2013: 0.093 index2014: 0.09 index2015: 0.087 index2016: 0.086 index2017: 0.08 index2018: 0.074 index2019: 0.069 index2020: 0.064 index2021: 0.058 index2022: 0.055 index2023: 0.052 index
Change over the period: −0.164 (−76.01%) Average annual rate: -4.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 0.052 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.052 −0.003 −5.98%
2022 0.055 −0.003 −4.96%
2021 0.058 −0.006 −9.09%
2020 0.064 −0.005 −7.83%
2019 0.069 −0.005 −6.26%
2018 0.074 −0.006 −7.96%
2017 0.08 −0.006 −6.56%
2016 0.086 −0.001 −1.37%
2015 0.087 −0.003 −3.07%
2014 0.09 −0.003 −3.01%
2013 0.093 −0.01 −10.11%
2012 0.103 −0.006 −5.92%
2011 0.11 −0.007 −5.85%
2010 0.116 −0.002 −1.89%
2009 0.119 −0.005 −3.99%
2008 0.124 −0.004 −3.02%
2007 0.127 −0.005 −3.93%
2006 0.133 −0.008 −5.38%
2005 0.14 −0.001 −1.02%
2004 0.142 −0.008 −5.37%
2003 0.15 −0.006 −3.86%
2002 0.156 −0.005 −3.18%
2001 0.161 −0.004 −2.68%
2000 0.165 −0.004 −2.27%
1999 0.169 −0.003 −1.8%
1998 0.172 −0.003 −1.72%
1997 0.175 −0.004 −2.26%
1996 0.179 −0.005 −2.55%
1995 0.184 −0.005 −2.55%
1994 0.189 −0.008 −4.26%
1993 0.197 −0.007 −3.33%
1992 0.204 −0.007 −3.44%
1991 0.211 −0.005 −2.36%
1990 0.216 — —

About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

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

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