Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia
Indonesia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1229 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1229
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4319
in 1950
All-time low
0.1229
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia is 0.1229, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia peaked at 0.4319 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1229, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4319 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4253 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4171 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.409 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.401 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3932 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3852 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3779 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3705 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3632 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3561 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3498 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3428 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.336 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3281 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3613 | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3311 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3053 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2984 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2913 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2839 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2775 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2717 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.266 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2603 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2547 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2499 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2444 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2398 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2352 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2309 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2273 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2219 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2161 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2114 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.207 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2033 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1995 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1967 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1918 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1888 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.185 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1808 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1747 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1732 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1714 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.169 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1661 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1638 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1628 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1602 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1577 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1546 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.153 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1707 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1495 | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1485 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1446 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1435 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1426 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1404 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1386 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1369 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1352 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1337 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1322 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1307 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1298 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1279 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1285 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1303 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1244 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1229 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3974 | 0.3632 | 0.4319 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.33 | 0.2913 | 0.3613 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2583 | 0.2352 | 0.2839 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2106 | 0.1918 | 0.2309 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1736 | 0.1628 | 0.1888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1529 | 0.1435 | 0.1707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1348 | 0.1279 | 0.1426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1266 | 0.1229 | 0.1303 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 71 Dominican Republic 0.1256 compare
- 72 Philippines 0.1239 compare
- 73 Turkmenistan 0.1236 compare
- 75 Suriname 0.1227 compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1226 compare
- 77 Samoa 0.1224 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 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 -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Indonesia was 0.1229 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4319 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1229 in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Indonesia ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.