Human Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Human Development Index was 0.754 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Egypt is 0.754, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Egypt peaked at 0.754 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.572, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.572 | — |
| 1991 | 0.578 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.586 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.593 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.601 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.609 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.617 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.623 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.629 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.634 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.639 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.642 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.643 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.643 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.645 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.648 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.651 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.658 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.665 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.671 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.677 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.68 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.689 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.695 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.699 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.706 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.713 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.72 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.728 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.736 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.738 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.751 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.754 | +0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.754 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.754 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6042 | 0.572 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6505 | 0.639 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7043 | 0.677 | 0.736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7448 | 0.736 | 0.754 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Egypt?
- Human development index in Egypt was 0.754 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.754 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.572 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for human development index?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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. 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.