Human Development Index in Ireland
Ireland: Human Development Index was 0.949 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.949
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.949
in 2023
All-time low
0.776
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Ireland, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.949 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Ireland peaked at 0.949 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.776, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0.8103 | 0.776 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8956 | 0.869 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.927 | 0.909 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9475 | 0.946 | 0.949 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Netherlands 0.955 compare
- 8 Belgium 0.951 compare
- 10 Finland 0.948 compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.946 compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0.94 compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 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 34,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Ireland?
- Human development index in Ireland was 0.949 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.776 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for human development index?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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