Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities in India
India: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities was 30.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities in India, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in India stood at 30.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in India peaked at 35.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2023.
That places India 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.9% | 31.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.7% | 31.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in India?
- Reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities in India was 30.7% in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2023.
- How does India rank for reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities?
- India ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in human development index when adjusting for inequalities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.