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DEFINITION:
The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 1.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
2 | Montserrat | 1.55 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
3 | Qatar | 1.5 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
4 | Sudan | 1.24 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
5 | Papua New Guinea | 1.14 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
6 | Bhutan | 1.11 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
7 | Greenland | 1.1 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
8 | Saudi Arabia | 1.08 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
9 | Vanuatu | 1.07 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
10 | Mayotte | 1.05 male(s)/female | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.04 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=11 | Libya | 1.04 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=11 | French Guiana | 1.04 male(s)/female | 2006 | ||
=13 | Oman | 1.03 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=13 | Niger | 1.03 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=15 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 1.01 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=15 | Liberia | 1.01 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=15 | Mali | 1.01 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=18 | Andorra | 1 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=18 | Saint Barthelemy | 1 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.991 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
20 | Lesotho | 0.99 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | East Timor | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Bangladesh | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Anguilla | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Cook Islands | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Kuwait | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=21 | Tunisia | 0.96 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | Gibraltar | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | Jordan | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | Solomon Islands | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | British Virgin Islands | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | Brunei | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | Marshall Islands | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=28 | French Polynesia | 0.95 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.948 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=35 | Maldives | 0.94 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=35 | Saint Helena | 0.94 male(s)/female | 2011 | ||
37 | Faroe Islands | 0.93 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=38 | Comoros | 0.92 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=38 | China | 0.92 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=38 | Ecuador | 0.92 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=41 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.91 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=41 | India | 0.91 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=41 | Bahrain | 0.91 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=44 | Cayman Islands | 0.9 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=44 | Peru | 0.9 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=44 | Yemen | 0.9 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=44 | The Gambia | 0.9 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=44 | Belize | 0.9 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Iran | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Albania | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Pakistan | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Taiwan | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Malaysia | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=49 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.89 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.888 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=55 | Macau | 0.88 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=55 | Ghana | 0.88 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=55 | Hong Kong | 0.88 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=58 | Iraq | 0.87 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=58 | Guatemala | 0.87 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=58 | Paraguay | 0.87 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=58 | Nepal | 0.87 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=58 | Afghanistan | 0.87 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Angola | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Tonga | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Lebanon | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | American Samoa | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Costa Rica | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Panama | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=63 | Dominican Republic | 0.86 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.859 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=70 | Iceland | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Mozambique | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | New Zealand | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Syria | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Senegal | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Fiji | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Australia | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Nigeria | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=70 | Isle of Man | 0.85 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Algeria | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Guam | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Ireland | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Turkey | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=79 | Cameroon | 0.84 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 0.833 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.832 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=86 | Nicaragua | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=86 | Grenada | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=86 | Saint Lucia | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=86 | Virgin Islands | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=86 | Madagascar | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=86 | Ethiopia | 0.83 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.823 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=92 | Singapore | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Djibouti | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Egypt | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Cuba | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Laos | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Morocco | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Thailand | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=92 | Martinique | 0.82 male(s)/female | 2006 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 0.818 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=100 | New Caledonia | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Sweden | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Jamaica | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Mexico | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Guernsey | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Saint Martin | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Liechtenstein | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=100 | Monaco | 0.81 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 0.805 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 0.805 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.802 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.802 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Densely populated countries average (profile) | 0.802 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=108 | Haiti | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | Uganda | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | San Marino | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | United Kingdom | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | Denmark | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | El Salvador | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=108 | Netherlands | 0.8 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 0.799 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Western Europe average (profile) | 0.792 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=117 | Honduras | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Malta | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Eritrea | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Kenya | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Bolivia | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Venezuela | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Guinea | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=117 | Canada | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.79 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.789 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Southern Europe average (profile) | 0.782 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.782 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=125 | Namibia | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Western Sahara | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Samoa | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Greece | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Israel | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Sierra Leone | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Indonesia | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Norway | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=125 | Nauru | 0.78 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.772 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 0.771 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=134 | Burma | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Puerto Rico | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | United States | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Togo | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Mongolia | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Cyprus | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Suriname | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Dominica | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=134 | Turkmenistan | 0.77 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.766 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.762 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=144 | Germany | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Switzerland | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Japan | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Philippines | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=144 | Tanzania | 0.76 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 0.755 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=151 | Sri Lanka | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Zambia | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Uzbekistan | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Malawi | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=151 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.75 male(s)/female | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.748 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.742 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=158 | Brazil | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=158 | Spain | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=158 | Mauritania | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=158 | Italy | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=158 | France | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=158 | Jersey | 0.74 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=164 | Austria | 0.73 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=164 | Gabon | 0.73 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=164 | Kosovo | 0.73 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=164 | Tuvalu | 0.73 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=164 | Tajikistan | 0.73 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.72 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=169 | Belgium | 0.72 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=169 | Chad | 0.72 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=169 | Bermuda | 0.72 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=169 | Colombia | 0.72 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.714 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 0.711 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=174 | Chile | 0.71 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=174 | West Bank | 0.71 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=174 | Luxembourg | 0.71 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=174 | Finland | 0.71 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=174 | Guadeloupe | 0.71 male(s)/female | 2006 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 0.708 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 0.707 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 0.703 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=179 | Argentina | 0.7 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=179 | Zimbabwe | 0.7 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 0.7 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=181 | Guyana | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Serbia | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Portugal | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | South Korea | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Swaziland | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=181 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2008 | ||
=181 | Reunion | 0.69 male(s)/female | 2006 | ||
=190 | Romania | 0.68 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=190 | Bulgaria | 0.68 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=190 | Gaza Strip | 0.68 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=190 | European Union | 0.68 male(s)/female | 2009 | ||
=194 | Burundi | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | South Africa | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | Benin | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | Czech Republic | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | Botswana | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | Rwanda | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=194 | Mauritius | 0.67 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Uruguay | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Croatia | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Somalia | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Slovenia | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Georgia | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Central African Republic | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=201 | Montenegro | 0.66 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=208 | Aruba | 0.65 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=208 | Barbados | 0.65 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=210 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.64 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=210 | Kiribati | 0.64 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.631 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
=212 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.63 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=212 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.63 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=214 | Poland | 0.62 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=214 | Vietnam | 0.62 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=214 | Azerbaijan | 0.62 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=214 | The Bahamas | 0.62 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=214 | Burkina Faso | 0.62 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
219 | Seychelles | 0.61 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=220 | Cape Verde | 0.6 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=220 | Cambodia | 0.6 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=220 | Moldova | 0.6 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=220 | Slovakia | 0.6 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=224 | Armenia | 0.59 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=224 | Hungary | 0.59 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.584 male(s)/female | 2013 | |||
226 | Lithuania | 0.53 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
227 | Kazakhstan | 0.52 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
228 | North Korea | 0.51 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=229 | Ukraine | 0.49 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
=229 | Estonia | 0.49 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
231 | Latvia | 0.48 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
232 | Belarus | 0.46 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
233 | Russia | 0.44 male(s)/female | 2013 | ||
234 | Palau | 0.4 male(s)/female | 2013 |