Human Development Index in Greece
Greece: Human Development Index was 0.908 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.908
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.908
in 2023
All-time low
0.77
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Greece, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.908 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Greece peaked at 0.908 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.77, in 1990.
Greece ranks 25th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7926 | 0.77 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8539 | 0.828 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8837 | 0.874 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8995 | 0.896 | 0.908 | 4 |
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More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.1181 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4845 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 52,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Greece?
- Human development index in Greece was 0.908 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for human development index?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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