UNDP Human Development Report (HDI)
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The UN Development Programme's yearly report on human development. Its Human Development Index (HDI) combines a long and healthy life, education and income, and companion indices look at inequality and gender gaps.
| Published by | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
|---|---|
| What it measures | Human Development Index (life expectancy, years of schooling, income per person), inequality-adjusted HDI and the Gender Inequality Index. |
| How often | Annual |
| Latest edition | HDR 2025, “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI” (released 6 May 2025; data for 2023) |
India's figures
| HDI rank, 2023 | 130 of 193 (133 in 2022) |
|---|---|
| HDI value, 2023 | 0.685 (0.676 in 2022) — medium human development |
| Life expectancy at birth, 2023 | 72 years, the highest since the index began |
| Loss in HDI due to inequality | 30.7% |
| Gender Inequality Index rank, 2023 | 102 |
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