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Gender inequality index — European Union

Gender inequality index in the European Union in 2023 — 0.064 index. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 73.3%.

2023 0.064 index −4.28% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 0.241 index1990
Period minimum 0.064 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — European Union, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.241 index1991: 0.236 index1992: 0.228 index1993: 0.22 index1994: 0.211 index1995: 0.204 index1996: 0.198 index1997: 0.194 index1998: 0.19 index1999: 0.186 index2000: 0.182 index2001: 0.172 index2002: 0.167 index2003: 0.162 index2004: 0.154 index2005: 0.153 index2006: 0.146 index2007: 0.142 index2008: 0.139 index2009: 0.135 index2010: 0.133 index2011: 0.125 index2012: 0.119 index2013: 0.11 index2014: 0.107 index2015: 0.103 index2016: 0.102 index2017: 0.095 index2018: 0.088 index2019: 0.083 index2020: 0.077 index2021: 0.071 index2022: 0.067 index2023: 0.064 index
Change over the period: −0.177 (−73.34%) Average annual rate: -3.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

European Union 0.064 index
World 0.455 index
Gender inequality index — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.064 −0.003 −4.28%
2022 0.067 −0.004 −5.26%
2021 0.071 −0.006 −8.05%
2020 0.077 −0.005 −6.65%
2019 0.083 −0.006 −6.46%
2018 0.088 −0.007 −7.13%
2017 0.095 −0.007 −7.16%
2016 0.102 −0.001 −0.97%
2015 0.103 −0.004 −3.37%
2014 0.107 −0.003 −2.79%
2013 0.11 −0.009 −7.31%
2012 0.119 −0.006 −4.75%
2011 0.125 −0.008 −5.98%
2010 0.133 −0.002 −1.84%
2009 0.135 −0.004 −3.03%
2008 0.139 −0.003 −1.83%
2007 0.142 −0.004 −2.67%
2006 0.146 −0.007 −4.47%
2005 0.153 −0.002 −1.03%
2004 0.154 −0.007 −4.54%
2003 0.162 −0.005 −3.24%
2002 0.167 −0.005 −2.94%
2001 0.172 −0.01 −5.49%
2000 0.182 −0.004 −2.34%
1999 0.186 −0.004 −2.03%
1998 0.19 −0.003 −1.68%
1997 0.194 −0.005 −2.39%
1996 0.198 −0.006 −2.78%
1995 0.204 −0.007 −3.3%
1994 0.211 −0.009 −4.22%
1993 0.22 −0.007 −3.25%
1992 0.228 −0.008 −3.49%
1991 0.236 −0.005 −2.24%
1990 0.241 — —

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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