People > Sex ratio > Under 15 years: Countries Compared

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	China	1.17 male(s)/female	2012
2	Azerbaijan	1.16 male(s)/female	2012
=3	Georgia	1.15 male(s)/female	2012
=3	Armenia	1.15 male(s)/female	2012
5	San Marino	1.14 male(s)/female	2012
=6	India	1.13 male(s)/female	2012
=6	Cook Islands	1.13 male(s)/female	2012
=8	Albania	1.12 male(s)/female	2012
=8	Macau	1.12 male(s)/female	2012
=8	Northern Mariana Islands	1.12 male(s)/female	2012
11	Isle of Man	1.11 male(s)/female	2012
12	Vietnam	1.1 male(s)/female	2012
=13	Wallis and Futuna	1.09 male(s)/female	2012
=13	South Korea	1.09 male(s)/female	2012
=13	Liechtenstein	1.09 male(s)/female	2012
=13	Portugal	1.09 male(s)/female	2012
=13	Hong Kong	1.09 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Guernsey	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Kosovo	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Taiwan	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Republic of Macedonia	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Japan	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Faroe Islands	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Switzerland	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Kuwait	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
=18	Montserrat	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	1.08 male(s)/female	2012
	Eastern Europe average (profile)	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
	Southern Europe average (profile)	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Jersey	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Palau	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Serbia	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Samoa	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Guam	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Tunisia	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
=27	Serbia and Montenegro	1.07 male(s)/female	2011
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	1.07 male(s)/female	2012
	Europe average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	Western Europe average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Gaza Strip	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Malaysia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Luxembourg	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Gibraltar	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Tuvalu	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Moldova	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Estonia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Jordan	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Hungary	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Greece	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Lithuania	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Slovenia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Spain	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Pakistan	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Czech Republic	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Solomon Islands	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Saint Lucia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Cyprus	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Cuba	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Ukraine	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Sweden	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Russia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Romania	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Brunei	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Belarus	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	French Polynesia	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Grenada	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	Poland	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
=36	European Union	1.06 male(s)/female	2009
	Religious countries average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	Cold countries average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	South Asia average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	Emerging markets average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	NATO countries average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	Potential Future EU Members average (profile)	1.06 male(s)/female	2012
	European Union average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	Eurozone average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Canada	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Netherlands	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Monaco	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Turkey	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	France	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Slovakia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Costa Rica	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Andorra	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Nigeria	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Australia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	El Salvador	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Thailand	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Denmark	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Lebanon	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Uzbekistan	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Colombia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Italy	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Anguilla	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Israel	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Syria	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	United Kingdom	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Argentina	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Saudi Arabia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Saint Barthelemy	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Oman	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	New Zealand	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	West Bank	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	United Arab Emirates	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Bulgaria	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Austria	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Latvia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Iran	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Croatia	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Seychelles	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Egypt	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Malta	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Germany	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Singapore	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
=65	Netherlands Antilles	1.05 male(s)/female	2008
=65	Reunion	1.05 male(s)/female	2006
=65	French Guiana	1.05 male(s)/female	2006
=65	Guadeloupe	1.05 male(s)/female	2006
	Tourist destinations average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	OPEC countries average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	East Asia and Pacific average (profile)	1.05 male(s)/female	2012
	South and Central Asia average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Landlocked countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Catholic countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Densely populated countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Heavily indebted countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Christian countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Guyana	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Burma	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Honduras	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Sri Lanka	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	New Caledonia	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Kyrgyzstan	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Bhutan	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Nicaragua	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Iraq	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Kiribati	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Belgium	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Puerto Rico	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Chile	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Marshall Islands	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Algeria	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Brazil	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Angola	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	United States	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Benin	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Mongolia	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Yemen	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Guatemala	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Bolivia	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Botswana	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Mexico	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Trinidad and Tobago	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Papua New Guinea	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Venezuela	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Suriname	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Maldives	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Nepal	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Fiji	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Philippines	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Belize	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Ecuador	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Ireland	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	American Samoa	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Panama	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Turks and Caicos Islands	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Mauritius	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Libya	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Indonesia	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Dominican Republic	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Virgin Islands	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Norway	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Vanuatu	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Tajikistan	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Dominica	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
=107	Saint Helena	1.04 male(s)/female	2011
	Former Spanish colonies average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Muslim countries average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Former British colonies average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2012
	Latin America and Caribbean average (profile)	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
	Hot countries average (profile)	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
	Sparsely populated countries average (profile)	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	North Korea	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Iceland	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Antigua and Barbuda	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Uruguay	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Chad	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Tonga	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Federated States of Micronesia	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Peru	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Equatorial Guinea	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Jamaica	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Greenland	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	The Bahamas	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Sao Tome and Principe	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Paraguay	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Sudan	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Qatar	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Morocco	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Bangladesh	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Finland	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Bahrain	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Afghanistan	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	East Timor	1.03 male(s)/female	2012
=157	Martinique	1.03 male(s)/female	2006
	failed states average (profile)	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
	Former French colonies average (profile)	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Zimbabwe	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Namibia	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Niger	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Western Sahara	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Cote d'Ivoire	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Bermuda	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Ghana	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Turkmenistan	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Swaziland	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Cameroon	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Guinea	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=180	Rwanda	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	1.02 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Liberia	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Tanzania	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Congo, Republic of the	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Madagascar	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Central African Republic	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Senegal	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Mauritania	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Cambodia	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	The Gambia	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Aruba	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Cape Verde	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Gabon	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Lesotho	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Kenya	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Eritrea	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Laos	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Cayman Islands	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Mali	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	South Africa	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Mozambique	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Uganda	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Burundi	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Zambia	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Kazakhstan	1.01 male(s)/female	2012
=193	Mayotte	1.01 male(s)/female	2011
=219	Ethiopia	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Burkina Faso	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Malawi	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Barbados	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Somalia	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Togo	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Haiti	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Guinea-Bissau	1 male(s)/female	2012
=219	Djibouti	1 male(s)/female	2012
=229	Saint Martin	0.99 male(s)/female	2012
=229	Sierra Leone	0.99 male(s)/female	2012
=229	Comoros	0.99 male(s)/female	2012
232	British Virgin Islands	0.96 male(s)/female	2012
233	Montenegro	0.95 male(s)/female	2012
234	Nauru	0.81 male(s)/female	2012

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