Human Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Human Development Index was 0.754 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.754
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
58th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.754
in 2023
All-time low
0.572
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Egypt, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
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 58th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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 health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Egypt?
- Human development index in Egypt was 0.754 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- 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 58th out of 72 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 UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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