People > Sex ratio > 65 years and over: 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	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

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