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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank some area by level of "human development" and separate developed ( very High development), developing (High and Medium development), and underdeveloped (Low development) areas. The statistics is composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI (as an indicator of standard of living) collected at the national level.

Administrative units by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces and administrative territories of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2025.^[1]

Rank	Region	HDI (2025)^[2]
Medium
1	Islamabad (ICT)	0.659
2	Azad Jammu and Kashmir	0.590
3	Gilgit-Baltistan	0.580
4	Punjab	0.550
Low
	Pakistan	0.544
5	Sindh	0.518
6	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	0.515
7	Balochistan	0.464

Historical Trend

Administrative Unit	HDI in year^[1]
Administrative Unit	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Islamabad	0.499	0.505	0.511	0.513	0.519	0.522	0.529	0.533	0.539	0.546	0.552	0.562	0.571	0.581	0.598	0.609	0.619	0.623	0.632	0.648	0.662	0.677	0.692	0.686	0.684	0.678	0.674	0.662	0.650
Azad Kashmir	0.458	0.464	0.468	0.470	0.475	0.477	0.486	0.490	0.497	0.506	0.513	0.523	0.531	0.542	0.558	0.566	0.582	0.588	0.582	0.583	0.583	0.583	0.584	0.584	0.588	0.590	0.592	0.589	0.584
Gilgit-Baltistan	0.415	0.419	0.423	0.425	0.428	0.431	0.436	0.438	0.442	0.448	0.453	0.459	0.464	0.472	0.486	0.495	0.504	0.511	0.506	0.505	0.504	0.503	0.503	0.514	0.528	0.541	0.554	0.560	0.567
Punjab	0.382	0.386	0.391	0.392	0.396	0.398	0.403	0.405	0.409	0.415	0.419	0.425	0.431	0.438	0.451	0.460	0.468	0.474	0.477	0.486	0.494	0.501	0.510	0.516	0.525	0.532	0.539	0.540	0.541
Sindh	0.381	0.385	0.390	0.392	0.395	0.398	0.404	0.406	0.411	0.416	0.421	0.428	0.435	0.443	0.456	0.464	0.472	0.476	0.477	0.484	0.490	0.496	0.502	0.504	0.509	0.512	0.515	0.513	0.510
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	0.386	0.390	0.394	0.396	0.399	0.402	0.407	0.409	0.413	0.418	0.423	0.429	0.434	0.442	0.455	0.463	0.472	0.478	0.478	0.483	0.486	0.490	0.496	0.497	0.502	0.505	0.509	0.506	0.505
Balochistan	0.375	0.378	0.383	0.384	0.388	0.390	0.395	0.397	0.401	0.406	0.411	0.417	0.423	0.430	0.443	0.451	0.459	0.464	0.453	0.447	0.439	0.432	0.426	0.431	0.439	0.445	0.452	0.454	0.455
Pakistan	0.394	0.399	0.403	0.405	0.409	0.411	0.417	0.419	0.423	0.429	0.434	0.441	0.447	0.455	0.468	0.477	0.485	0.490	0.489	0.493	0.496	0.500	0.504	0.510	0.519	0.525	0.533	0.534	0.535

References

1 2 "Subnational HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
↑ https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/specific-country-data#/countries/PAK . hdr.undp.org Accessed 2026-07-25

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Topics:	Acting out Child abuse Disadvantaged Diseases of poverty Environmental degradation Environmental racism Fushūgaku Governance failure Hikikomori Mental illness Relative deprivation Self-image Social deprivation Social exclusion Social stigma Social vulnerability Social determinants of health in poverty Violence against women Vulnerability
Measures:	Social Progress Index

Psychological

Topics:	Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Learned helplessness Psychological abuse psychological poverty Poverty and mental health Social determinants of mental health

Economic

Topics:	Asset poverty Culture of poverty Debt bondage Energy poverty Extreme poverty Housing stress Human trafficking Income deficit Poverty threshold Precariat Precarious work Secondary poverty Social determinants of health in poverty Survival sex Water scarcity
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Physical

Topics:	Disability and poverty Food insecurity Physical abuse Sex trafficking Social determinants of health Poverty and violence
Measures:	India State Hunger Index Global Hunger Index Disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) Global Peace Index (GPI)

Complex measures

Gender

Topics:	Feminization of poverty
Measures:	Gender-related Development Index (GDI) Gender Parity Index

Other

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List of administrative units of Pakistan by Human Development Index

Administrative units by Human Development Index

Historical Trend

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