Human development index (Our World) in India
India: Human development index (Our World) was 0.685 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index in India, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in India stood at 0.685. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in India peaked at 0.685 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.446, in 1990.
That places India 130th 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 (Our World) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.446 | — |
| 1991 | 0.448 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.453 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.458 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.463 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.469 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.476 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.482 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.488 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.496 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.501 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.511 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.516 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.529 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.538 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.547 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.557 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.566 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.574 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.579 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.59 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.603 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.609 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.615 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.625 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.633 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.644 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.649 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.648 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.651 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.652 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.647 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.676 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.685 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4679 | 0.446 | 0.496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5418 | 0.501 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6267 | 0.59 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.665 | 0.647 | 0.685 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 128 Tajikistan 0.691 compare
- 129 Tuvalu 0.689 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.685 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.678 compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 0.674 compare
- 133 Palestine 0.674 compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in India?
- Human development index in India was 0.685 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.685 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 in 1990.
- How does India rank for human development index?
- India ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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