Gender Inequality Index in Canada
Canada: Gender Inequality Index was 0.052 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender inequality index in Canada is 0.052, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Canada peaked at 0.187 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.052, in 2023.
That places Canada 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.186 | — |
| 1991 | 0.187 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.184 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.181 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.174 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.167 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.161 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.156 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.149 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.143 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.141 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.138 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.133 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.134 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.133 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.146 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.145 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.137 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.127 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.124 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.117 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.113 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.107 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.102 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.096 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.078 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.072 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.066 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.059 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.054 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.052 | -3.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.052 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1766 | 0.156 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1396 | 0.133 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1073 | 0.072 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0577 | 0.052 | 0.066 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Canada?
- Gender inequality index in Canada was 0.052 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.187 in 1991.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for gender inequality index?
- Canada ranks 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.