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List of Countries by Sex ratio

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
World Bank
Date22 Nov 2023

The human sex ratio is the number of males for every 100 females in a population. A sex ratio above 100 means there is more males than females. A sex ratio below 100 means there is more females than males. A sex ratio of 100 means there are equal numbers of females and males.

Qatar has the highest sex ratio, with 261 males per 100 woman, followed by the United Arab Emirates, having 224 men per 100 women and Bahrain (162). The top three and Oman and Kuwait have male to female ratio above 150. Top seven countries having the highest males/females, belong to Asia.

Armenia has the lowest gender ratio of 81.70, followed by Guadeloupe (82.46). Ukraine, China, Hong Kong SAR, and Belarus are in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions, respectively. In the list of top 10 countries having the highest female to male ratio, four countries are located in Europe, three each in North America and Asia.

Out of 236 countries/regions estimated by United Nations, 152 have more females than males. Seventeen countries have a male ratio of less than 90, and 50 has less than 95.

The sex ratio at birth in every country is male-biased, ranging from around 101 to 116 boys per 100 girls. Five nations have a sex ratio above or equal to 1.10 at birth, as Liechtenstein has the highest male ratio with 116 male births per 100 female births.

For the group aged below 15, Cayman Islands has the highest female ratio, with almost 92.7 males per 100 females. Due to the higher life expectancy of women, men to women ratio is very low for age over 65 years. Men outnumber women in only 14 countries/territories above 65.

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UN (sex ratio)
Country/Territory Sex ratio (2023) At birth (2023) M per 100 F by Age group (2023) Continent
M per 100 FRankM per 100 F 0-1415-6565++
Burundi98.681120102.5101.15797.79475.994Africa
Comoros100.988171103.2102.659101.25584.322Africa
Djibouti98.462116103.7102.34298.09480.587Africa
Eritrea97.47980103.2101.98696.40773.790Africa
Ethiopia100.896169105.5104.02299.93682.110Africa
Kenya98.229108102.2100.84897.97473.841Africa
Madagascar100.368157103.8102.63399.81685.486Africa
Malawi94.76448101.4100.24492.34265.294Africa
Mauritius97.13470103.5102.615100.02277.721Africa
Mayotte90.24018102.699.61083.20889.792Africa
Mozambique96.36264102.0100.80194.94461.074Africa
Réunion93.18638103.0103.30692.62980.887Africa
Rwanda95.93959102.6101.97194.05766.944Africa
Seychelles110.745223103.6103.244118.18479.329Africa
Somalia100.549163104.4102.98399.44080.484Africa
South Sudan98.195106103.5102.65696.34372.633Africa
Uganda98.202107102.9101.67696.55267.647Africa
United Republic of Tanzania97.76189103.1102.13695.57478.602Africa
Zambia97.39077101.1100.04296.75962.175Africa
Zimbabwe89.67817102.5100.28784.35764.489Africa
Angola97.77392102.7101.12096.18376.293Africa
Cameroon99.527141103.0101.56198.87582.847Africa
Central African Republic99.873150103.2101.91898.57587.949Africa
Chad100.774168104.2102.87199.64182.386Africa
Congo99.771146102.6101.81299.32381.305Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo98.452115102.3100.47397.68681.324Africa
Equatorial Guinea111.502225103.2101.666120.21384.037Africa
Gabon103.388201102.1101.255105.75588.482Africa
Sao Tome and Principe99.438139102.7101.25899.48681.823Africa
Algeria103.697202104.6104.317104.64192.555Africa
Egypt102.259195105.5104.944103.54073.304Africa
Libya102.324196105.7105.511102.80180.912Africa
Morocco101.255178104.7104.929101.36489.300Africa
Sudan99.834147104.1102.77898.88683.144Africa
Tunisia97.33676105.1105.68496.56182.801Africa
Western Sahara123.170229105.1103.972132.497104.472Africa
Botswana97.63483103.2102.59597.30667.321Africa
Eswatini98.244109102.9101.00499.88159.488Africa
Lesotho97.30275102.8100.27398.92359.286Africa
Namibia93.19939101.199.48092.50756.409Africa
South Africa95.12152104.0103.59496.86749.974Africa
Benin100.418160104.1102.70299.88880.885Africa
Burkina Faso99.366138104.2103.21998.11567.590Africa
Cabo Verde98.874127103.3102.934102.40353.184Africa
Côte d'Ivoire101.853186103.0101.185102.42499.949Africa
Gambia99.068133103.2102.20497.19088.499Africa
Ghana99.480140103.8102.55398.85181.280Africa
Guinea97.99997104.5103.25696.09170.830Africa
Guinea-Bissau97.66985104.1102.59096.24865.743Africa
Liberia99.286135103.9102.52198.45177.682Africa
Mali101.941191103.3102.261102.49685.036Africa
Mauritania96.22563103.3102.59692.26787.531Africa
Niger102.922197104.0103.302103.58183.815Africa
Nigeria102.224194103.8102.927102.27091.896Africa
Saint Helena92.55331105.4105.52581.933110.321Africa
Senegal96.80767103.1102.42094.65368.630Africa
Sierra Leone100.462161103.4102.157100.61279.583Africa
Togo101.110173102.8101.876101.31888.655Africa
Kazakhstan92.93234106.4106.00893.43554.427Asia
Kyrgyzstan96.43166105.6104.36895.11364.514Asia
Tajikistan101.313179106.3105.31299.87487.484Asia
Turkmenistan98.176104106.7105.44197.84367.580Asia
Uzbekistan100.196154107.9107.48399.70871.155Asia
China104.105205110.8114.724106.68882.468Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR85.2204107.7107.97880.69088.526Asia
China, Macao SAR88.15410108.0107.64483.51593.767Asia
China, Taiwan Province of China97.84493106.8107.510100.12383.323Asia
Dem. People's Republic of Korea98.186105106.0105.342101.77471.677Asia
Japan94.53047105.1104.728102.62277.385Asia
Mongolia98.260110104.4105.32098.10262.706Asia
Republic of Korea99.597142105.8105.556105.40077.273Asia
Afghanistan101.910189105.1104.704101.15574.296Asia
Bangladesh98.156103104.9104.10396.89688.885Asia
Bhutan112.113226104.8106.089115.46296.949Asia
India106.516214107.3109.040107.40190.591Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)101.884187105.2105.206102.48288.138Asia
Maldives134.240230105.1107.220145.264114.664Asia
Nepal92.09227104.9104.10287.92685.132Asia
Pakistan101.701185105.5104.679101.17785.831Asia
Sri Lanka92.82633104.4103.69494.56767.721Asia
Brunei Darussalam106.982215107.6107.752108.61688.517Asia
Cambodia97.94795105.2105.22198.44266.049Asia
Indonesia101.365181106.1105.423102.80476.827Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic101.572182105.3103.984101.61786.398Asia
Malaysia104.360209106.5106.519105.45689.590Asia
Myanmar99.008131106.6105.45099.78173.582Asia
Philippines103.204199107.7107.292103.70879.199Asia
Singapore109.464220106.0106.497113.04196.727Asia
Thailand94.18646106.4106.11696.00477.301Asia
Timor-Leste104.057204107.1106.691104.15687.152Asia
Viet Nam97.68386110.9110.77998.73867.186Asia
Armenia81.7001108.7110.30781.57151.535Asia
Azerbaijan97.45879111.8114.08896.10668.627Asia
Bahrain162.045234103.8103.984186.559116.396Asia
Cyprus100.343156106.5106.031102.68685.296Asia
Georgia88.66412106.7106.91993.25553.304Asia
Iraq100.478162105.7105.14399.79168.419Asia
Israel99.610143105.5105.278101.19881.098Asia
Jordan107.332217104.9104.033110.05191.637Asia
Kuwait154.463233104.7116.203164.696191.044Asia
Lebanon94.05544105.3105.57092.42176.898Asia
Oman154.432232104.3103.937185.37791.315Asia
Qatar261.243236104.0104.355326.012172.259Asia
Saudi Arabia135.318231105.1105.098149.498115.310Asia
State of Palestine99.640145105.1104.08298.22278.761Asia
Syrian Arab Republic100.204155105.2104.834100.12576.148Asia
Türkiye100.389159105.0105.259103.20871.753Asia
United Arab Emirates224.444235104.6107.104266.727115.822Asia
Yemen102.012192105.9104.867101.56474.657Asia
Belarus85.2265105.9104.55892.09351.566Europe
Bulgaria94.15645106.0105.845103.56566.283Europe
Czechia97.29674105.3105.018105.03072.505Europe
Hungary92.59232105.9105.353101.12162.290Europe
Poland94.00842106.0105.369100.32867.556Europe
Republic of Moldova91.18723106.2104.08995.71856.697Europe
Romania93.78341105.5104.969101.07664.796Europe
Russian Federation86.7258105.7105.50993.52650.163Europe
Slovakia95.66158105.5104.866102.01567.715Europe
Ukraine83.8203106.3107.20093.22148.088Europe
Denmark99.027132105.7105.486102.12985.817Europe
Estonia90.57520106.1105.609102.22554.933Europe
Faroe Islands107.274216106.7105.112111.73795.573Europe
Finland97.72187105.2104.669103.81979.860Europe
Guernsey98.973130105.4103.151101.74285.326Europe
Iceland105.154212106.0105.894108.04493.105Europe
Ireland98.291111105.6104.91498.57389.565Europe
Isle of Man98.092102105.0103.336100.34689.100Europe
Jersey97.48481105.4101.139101.21780.575Europe
Latvia86.6727106.4107.45897.96651.841Europe
Lithuania88.61611105.2105.615100.32952.767Europe
Norway101.900188106.2105.625105.01288.979Europe
Sweden101.666183105.6105.919105.29088.238Europe
United Kingdom97.76590105.5105.258100.00085.055Europe
Albania99.249134107.0104.087100.13191.697Europe
Andorra104.384210106.2104.104106.89793.700Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina96.92668106.7105.009101.92375.897Europe
Croatia95.07151106.0105.827103.12270.763Europe
Gibraltar99.869149106.5105.327101.53691.230Europe
Greece95.59357106.4105.74498.27683.491Europe
Italy95.28655105.9105.826100.61578.453Europe
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)99.358137106.9107.081100.73278.338Europe
Malta108.970219106.7107.571116.91986.368Europe
Montenegro94.86849106.9107.85199.15169.585Europe
North Macedonia99.334136107.7107.564103.07477.085Europe
Portugal89.39016105.6104.51293.60772.048Europe
San Marino94.90750106.6106.48996.98082.745Europe
Serbia92.10328106.9106.820100.17263.011Europe
Slovenia101.165175106.3105.926109.31977.732Europe
Spain96.14162106.4106.189100.70977.688Europe
Austria97.05969105.5105.858101.67678.416Europe
Belgium97.76791104.9104.700101.96080.900Europe
France93.43340104.9104.52897.22376.607Europe
Germany97.45078105.6105.550103.38178.630Europe
Liechtenstein98.503117116.3111.27499.66986.827Europe
Luxembourg101.336180105.3104.761104.56085.075Europe
Monaco96.04960104.9102.75898.88789.865Europe
Netherlands98.892128105.2105.121101.38787.516Europe
Switzerland98.751122105.1105.523102.43383.084Europe
Anguilla95.53056103.6100.48595.17190.660North America
Antigua and Barbuda91.48225103.2102.98392.23071.355North America
Aruba89.02114104.3104.16990.11073.082North America
Bahamas91.24124102.8102.09891.28072.512North America
Barbados92.21229103.5103.45394.02776.076North America
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba104.358208105.0101.201106.07499.974North America
British Virgin Islands93.00536105.3104.24192.22185.195North America
Cayman Islands101.673184103.692.723105.62087.223North America
Cuba98.386114107.1106.842101.01681.169North America
Curaçao92.21330104.7104.17897.72861.861North America
Dominica98.708121103.6103.112100.33980.395North America
Dominican Republic100.600166104.4103.943101.22885.060North America
Grenada99.839148104.0103.956101.50181.831North America
Guadeloupe82.4582103.4103.30081.25270.642North America
Haiti98.085101103.0101.62898.24874.885North America
Jamaica98.347113103.9103.69699.26378.859North America
Martinique85.2646102.6103.02685.95373.517North America
Montserrat111.194224104.3104.673109.416123.413North America
Puerto Rico89.07515105.2104.92691.57975.152North America
Saint Barthélemy110.351222104.0114.223115.24678.540North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis93.17637103.7101.72492.72082.029North America
Saint Lucia97.66084103.1103.01899.57776.020North America
Saint Martin (French part)90.54319104.0106.07689.79171.224North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines103.388200103.3103.173104.59596.681North America
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)114.863227103.9221.551112.25477.039North America
Trinidad and Tobago97.15872104.1103.677100.03573.983North America
Turks and Caicos Islands101.212177104.995.836105.85880.842North America
United States Virgin Islands86.7979103.9103.17289.63867.260North America
Belize101.026172105.2104.772100.02395.063North America
Costa Rica99.935151104.5104.363101.22185.532North America
El Salvador90.84722104.8105.73089.28365.853North America
Guatemala97.94896103.9103.00397.08979.150North America
Honduras101.924190105.1104.879101.96983.388North America
Mexico95.17953103.9103.02294.41181.219North America
Nicaragua97.13771103.5103.02696.68074.668North America
Panama99.958152105.4105.047100.38884.008North America
Argentina98.063100105.1105.457101.80169.576South America
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)100.382158104.2103.726101.00475.219South America
Brazil96.42465104.5104.08097.89074.738South America
Chile98.527118104.3103.892100.76481.793South America
Colombia97.16973104.5104.15497.83178.927South America
Ecuador99.633144104.7104.253100.24182.169South America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)100.582165103.0116.39699.44586.117South America
French Guiana98.751123103.6103.65897.18490.246South America
Guyana96.10061103.7103.05095.46975.384South America
Paraguay100.622167105.0104.619100.81582.745South America
Peru98.02699104.1103.63797.72384.929South America
Suriname98.908129104.0103.513101.27168.517South America
Uruguay94.05243105.5105.16599.69164.250South America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)97.74788105.3105.37398.57273.000South America
Bermuda92.95035104.0104.40098.30272.307North America
Canada98.813124105.5104.806101.49786.259North America
Greenland110.077221105.0106.166110.244117.012North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon98.842126105.499.896105.03177.912North America
United States of America98.01698104.9104.723100.78582.726North America
Australia98.653119105.6105.50199.66388.513Oceania
New Zealand98.321112105.3105.11499.31487.816Oceania
Fiji100.558164107.1104.352101.36077.633Oceania
New Caledonia98.837125105.9105.61698.91786.558Oceania
Papua New Guinea106.327213107.7107.750105.619105.340Oceania
Solomon Islands104.225207107.0107.522102.60695.425Oceania
Vanuatu101.141174107.0106.53397.308106.092Oceania
Guam101.201176107.0106.749103.77379.628Oceania
Kiribati95.28054107.1105.03292.50660.678Oceania
Marshall Islands104.151206107.0108.417102.083103.883Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)100.972170107.0106.226101.18277.907Oceania
Nauru103.083198107.2107.542102.37964.251Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands116.039228115.1116.909116.931109.636Oceania
Palau107.593218107.7110.017112.22077.480Oceania
American Samoa97.55182106.0106.33096.98275.565Oceania
Cook Islands90.68621106.0106.02687.38281.387Oceania
French Polynesia102.100193105.9105.923101.83896.607Oceania
Niue88.68813107.198.00490.40969.516Oceania
Samoa104.011203107.6107.868103.41385.693Oceania
Tokelau100.159153103.0100.962102.60181.564Oceania
Tonga97.90894108.1107.30795.05578.801Oceania
Tuvalu104.927211107.0108.022107.66571.896Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands91.51626104.8106.25586.15295.169Oceania
World 101.016 105.6 106.158 102.813 79.570
World Bank (2017)
RankCountry/territoryFemale (%) Male per 100 Female
1Curacao54.17884.576
2Latvia54.07384.934
3Hong Kong SAR, China54.01585.135
4Lithuania53.92885.432
5Ukraine53.76785.987
6Russian Federation53.52686.824
7Belarus53.46687.034
8Estonia53.14588.163
9El Salvador53.03988.541
10Armenia52.96588.805
11Portugal52.67589.845
12Aruba52.51890.412
13Hungary52.43090.730
14Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.33491.081
15Georgia52.25591.370
16Barbados52.12391.854
17Moldova52.01992.238
18Macao SAR, China52.00192.303
19Antigua and Barbuda51.99992.310
20Sri Lanka51.93892.535
21Puerto Rico51.93192.563
22Croatia51.79693.064
23Poland51.70793.398
24Uruguay51.69293.454
25Eswatini51.57293.904
26Kazakhstan51.56793.922
27Romania51.55193.983
28Nepal51.45794.338
29Lesotho51.44894.369
30Bulgaria51.38994.595
31Slovak Republic51.38694.606
32Namibia51.35194.739
33Zimbabwe51.29494.954
34Italy51.26595.065
35Thailand51.23795.172
36Cambodia51.20795.288
37Japan51.16695.444
38Mozambique51.16095.466
39Myanmar51.15895.475
40Serbia51.13695.557
41Argentina51.05695.862
42St. Lucia51.04695.900
43Bahamas, The51.03695.942
44Austria50.96996.198
45Spain50.96596.212
46Rwanda50.96496.217
47Angola50.96396.221
48South Africa50.92296.379
49Bosnia and Herzegovina50.90796.438
50Senegal50.87096.578
51Brazil50.85596.638
52Czech Republic50.84596.675
53France50.83396.724
54New Zealand50.82696.748
55Colombia50.80096.849
56Guinea-Bissau50.79796.861
57Burundi50.78896.898
58Guatemala50.78396.916
59Greece50.78096.929
60Turkmenistan50.76097.006
61Germany50.75897.014
62Turkey50.75097.045
63Trinidad and Tobago50.73797.094
64Finland50.72297.155
65Seychelles50.72197.155
66Nicaragua50.69897.245
67Kiribati50.69297.270
68Belgium50.68997.280
69Central African Republic50.67797.330
70Montenegro50.66397.382
71United Kingdom50.65997.399
72Tunisia50.59897.637
73Singapore50.59097.667
74Botswana50.57097.745
75Haiti50.55297.817
76Tanzania50.54697.839
77Mauritius50.53797.876
78Mongolia50.53297.892
79Vietnam50.51597.961
80United States50.50498.002
81Gambia, The50.50298.012
82Sierra Leone50.47798.109
83Morocco50.47298.129
84Chile50.46398.165
85Malawi50.46198.172
86Switzerland50.45498.199
87Kyrgyz Republic50.41498.356
88Ireland50.40498.395
89Channel Islands50.40098.411
90Canada50.38298.483
91Zambia50.37998.494
92Slovenia50.34498.632
93Israel50.33098.688
94Kenya50.30098.806
95Denmark50.26298.956
96Venezuela, RB50.26198.961
97Uganda50.25898.973
98Netherlands50.24599.026
99Jamaica50.24299.036
100Belize50.21299.156
101Mexico50.20999.168
102Dominican Republic50.20699.180
103Sao Tome and Principe50.20299.196
104Azerbaijan50.18899.250
105Somalia50.18799.255
106Australia50.18399.272
107Ghana50.17099.321
108Cabo Verde50.17099.323
109Togo50.15199.397
110Uzbekistan50.15199.398
111Honduras50.14099.442
112Madagascar50.13199.479
113Burkina Faso50.12999.485
114Benin50.11999.525
115Lao PDR50.11999.526
116Congo, Dem. Rep.50.10999.566
117Ethiopia50.06999.723
118Peru50.05599.781
119Sudan50.02499.905
120Ecuador50.02299.913
121Macedonia, FYR50.00799.971
122Costa Rica49.986100.055
123Cuba49.979100.085
124Congo, Rep.49.977100.091
125Korea, Rep.49.962100.151
126Mali49.956100.174
127Sweden49.956100.177
128Cameroon49.953100.189
129Chad49.944100.225
130Cyprus49.940100.240
131Bolivia49.938100.250
132South Sudan49.895100.419
133Panama49.891100.435
134Guinea49.860100.560
135Niger49.855100.581
136Lebanon49.838100.649
137Tonga49.834100.665
138Iceland49.825100.701
139Djibouti49.816100.737
140Suriname49.816100.739
141Grenada49.782100.876
142Malta49.777100.896
143Tajikistan49.776100.898
144Luxembourg49.743101.032
145Iran, Islamic Rep.49.711101.164
146Philippines49.674101.312
147Indonesia49.658101.377
148New Caledonia49.622101.523
149Mauritania49.600101.612
150Libya49.590101.652
151Bangladesh49.574101.717
152St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.574101.718
153Comoros49.560101.774
154Liberia49.548101.826
155Norway49.546101.831
156Albania49.520101.937
157Guyana49.518101.946
158Algeria49.498102.027
159Yemen, Rep.49.482102.092
160Syrian Arab Republic49.474102.127
161Egypt, Arab Rep.49.438102.274
162Vanuatu49.400102.428
163Iraq49.377102.524
164Guam49.365102.574
165Jordan49.361102.590
166Cote d'Ivoire49.343102.665
167Nigeria49.326102.732
168West Bank and Gaza49.286102.895
169Paraguay49.277102.936
170Fiji49.236103.103
171Timor-Leste49.218103.177
172Solomon Islands49.162103.409
173Papua New Guinea49.129103.547
174French Polynesia49.080103.747
175Micronesia, Fed. Sts.48.745105.147
176Gabon48.634105.616
177Pakistan48.634105.618
178Brunei Darussalam48.534106.041
179China48.470106.312
180Afghanistan48.467106.328
181Samoa48.403106.597
182Malaysia48.377106.711
183India48.180107.554
184Bhutan46.926113.101
185Equatorial Guinea44.643124.000
186Maldives43.139131.807
187Saudi Arabia42.930132.939
188Kuwait42.579134.860
189Bahrain37.271168.306
190Oman34.156192.775
191United Arab Emirates27.596262.366
192Qatar24.927301.176
193American Samoa--
194Bermuda--
195Nauru--
196Palau--
197Kosovo--
198Liechtenstein--
199St. Kitts and Nevis--
200Cayman Islands--
201British Virgin Islands--
202St. Martin (French part)--
203Gibraltar--
204Turks and Caicos Islands--
205San Marino--
206Isle of Man--
207Andorra--
208Northern Mariana Islands--
209Eritrea--
210Tuvalu--
211Monaco--
212Faroe Islands--
213Sint Maarten (Dutch part)--
214Marshall Islands--
215Greenland--
216Dominica--
World 49.556 101.792