Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Ireland
Ireland: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.949 in 2023. ▲ 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
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Ireland, 1990–2023
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.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.776 | — |
| 1991 | 0.78 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.787 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.794 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.805 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.809 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.816 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.823 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.855 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.858 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.869 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.876 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.883 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.891 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.899 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.905 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.908 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.911 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.907 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.915 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.909 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.915 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.921 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.931 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.936 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.941 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.944 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.947 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.946 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.949 | +0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.949 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.949 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 | 0.8103 | 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 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % 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 0.0274 units per person (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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