Human Development Index in Portugal
Portugal: Human Development Index was 0.89 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.89
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.89
in 2023
All-time low
0.707
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Human Development Index in Portugal, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.89 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Portugal peaked at 0.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 31st 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 | 0.7607 | 0.707 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8122 | 0.797 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8544 | 0.836 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8798 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4763 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 60,235 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Portugal?
- Human development index in Portugal was 0.89 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for human development index?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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