Gender Inequality Index in Italy
Italy: Gender Inequality Index was 0.043 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.043 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Italy peaked at 0.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 2023.
Italy ranks 154th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.24 | — |
| 1991 | 0.235 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.23 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.223 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.218 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.211 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.195 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.191 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.188 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.186 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.189 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.187 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.178 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.176 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.173 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.14 | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.126 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.125 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.123 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.118 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.114 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.085 | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.081 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.079 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.074 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.069 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.056 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.052 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.048 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.044 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.046 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.043 | -6.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.043 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.081, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.043 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0855, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -25.4% | 0.114 | 0.085 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2161 | 0.188 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.162 | 0.125 | 0.189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0851 | 0.052 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0452 | 0.043 | 0.048 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 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 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (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 Italy?
- Gender inequality index in Italy was 0.043 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for gender inequality index?
- Italy ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.