Gender Inequality Index in China
China: Gender Inequality Index was 0.132 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in China, 1998–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in China stood at 0.132. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in China peaked at 0.232 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 2023.
That places China 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2175 | 0.207 | 0.228 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2172 | 0.204 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2009 | 0.159 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1422 | 0.132 | 0.154 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1012 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3029 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in China?
- Gender inequality index in China was 0.132 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.232 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 2023.
- How does China rank for gender inequality index?
- China ranks 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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 labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.