Human Development Index in Romania
Romania: Human Development Index was 0.845 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.845
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.845
in 2023
All-time low
0.692
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Romania is 0.845, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Romania peaked at 0.845 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.692, in 1993.
Romania ranks 41st 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 | 0.7061 | 0.692 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7697 | 0.73 | 0.826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8248 | 0.817 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8365 | 0.829 | 0.845 | 4 |
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More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4843 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 102,589 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Romania?
- Human development index in Romania was 0.845 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.692 in 1993.
- How does Romania rank for human development index?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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