Human Development Report 2023-2024

The Republic of Moldova is ranked 86th out of 193 countries and territories according to the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2022, measuring national progress in health, education, and living standards. Moldova's HDI value of 0.763 places it within the high human development category.

The 2023/24 Human Development Report (HDR), entitled "Breaking the gridlock: reimagining cooperation in a polarized world" and released today by UNDP, highlights that disparate progress in development is deepening inequalities, exacerbating global disparities, and fueling political polarization. While affluent nations report unprecedented levels of human development, many of the world's most impoverished countries have not recovered to their pre-crisis developmental milestones.

Over the past thirty years, Moldova has seen a 10.9 percent increase in its HDI value (from 0.690 to 0.763). Between 1990 and 2022, the national life expectancy at birth increased by 0.6 years (68.6 years in 2022), the expected years of schooling by 4.6 years (14.9 years in 2022), and the mean years of schooling by 2.7 years (11.8 years in 2022). Moldova's gross national income per capita decreased by about 7.8 percent during the same period (12,964 constant PPP$ in 2022).

Existing inequalities are leading to human development losses. Moldova's HDI reduction due to inequality stands at 8.5 percent. Moldova recorded a 0.156 Gender Inequality Index value in 2022, ranking 41st out of 166 countries. In 2022, Moldovan women had an HDI value of 0.776 compared to 0.751 for men, resulting in a Gender Development Index value of 1.033, one of the highest in the Europe and Central Asia region.