Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Germany
Germany: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.959 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.959
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.959
in 2023
All-time low
0.834
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.959 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Germany peaked at 0.959 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.834, in 1990.
That places Germany 5th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.834 | — |
| 1991 | 0.841 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.849 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.859 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.865 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.87 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.875 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.881 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.887 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.892 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.897 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.904 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.909 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.914 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.923 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.927 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.931 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.933 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.942 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.945 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.949 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.948 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.949 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.951 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.957 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.955 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.958 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.955 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.959 | +0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.959 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.959 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8653 | 0.834 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9194 | 0.897 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9473 | 0.936 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9567 | 0.955 | 0.959 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Germany?
- Human development index in Germany was 0.959 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.834 in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for human development index?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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