Human Development Index in Germany
Germany: Human Development Index was 0.959 in 2023. β² 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
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Germany, 1990β2023
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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.0296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4938 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 471,597 (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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