People > Sex ratio > Total population: 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	Qatar	3.29 male(s)/female	2013
2	United Arab Emirates	2.19 male(s)/female	2013
3	Bahrain	1.54 male(s)/female	2013
4	Kuwait	1.43 male(s)/female	2013
	OPEC countries average (profile)	1.39 male(s)/female	2013
5	Maldives	1.34 male(s)/female	2013
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	1.28 male(s)/female	2013
6	Oman	1.22 male(s)/female	2013
7	Saudi Arabia	1.21 male(s)/female	2013
8	Saint Barthelemy	1.14 male(s)/female	2013
=9	Palau	1.12 male(s)/female	2013
=9	French Guiana	1.12 male(s)/female	2006
11	Greenland	1.11 male(s)/female	2013
	Muslim countries average (profile)	1.1 male(s)/female	2013
12	Bhutan	1.1 male(s)/female	2013
	Former British colonies average (profile)	1.09 male(s)/female	2013
13	Faroe Islands	1.09 male(s)/female	2013
=14	Libya	1.08 male(s)/female	2013
=14	India	1.08 male(s)/female	2013
=14	Mayotte	1.08 male(s)/female	2011
	Tourist destinations average (profile)	1.08 male(s)/female	2013
=17	Andorra	1.07 male(s)/female	2013
=17	Cook Islands	1.07 male(s)/female	2013
=19	Kosovo	1.06 male(s)/female	2013
=19	Pakistan	1.06 male(s)/female	2013
=19	China	1.06 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Papua New Guinea	1.05 male(s)/female	2013
=22	Samoa	1.05 male(s)/female	2013
=22	French Polynesia	1.05 male(s)/female	2013
	South Asia average (profile)	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	Gaza Strip	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	West Bank	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	Solomon Islands	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	Cyprus	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	Marshall Islands	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=25	Seychelles	1.04 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Afghanistan	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Dominican Republic	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Malaysia	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Belize	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Fiji	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Jordan	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Trinidad and Tobago	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Syria	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Yemen	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Guam	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Cote d'Ivoire	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Iran	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Algeria	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Iraq	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
=31	Egypt	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
	Hot countries average (profile)	1.03 male(s)/female	2013
	South and Central Asia average (profile)	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Dominica	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Wallis and Futuna	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Turkey	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Turks and Caicos Islands	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Panama	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Sudan	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Botswana	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Angola	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Grenada	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Namibia	1.02 male(s)/female	2013
=47	Saint Helena	1.02 male(s)/female	2011
=59	East Timor	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Cameroon	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Vanuatu	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Costa Rica	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	American Samoa	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Gibraltar	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Nigeria	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Australia	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Suriname	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Israel	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Paraguay	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Somalia	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Benin	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Tonga	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Niger	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
=59	Honduras	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
	Sparsely populated countries average (profile)	1.01 male(s)/female	2013
	East Asia and Pacific average (profile)	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Liberia	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Madagascar	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	South Korea	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Indonesia	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Guinea	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Ireland	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Philippines	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Taiwan	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Sao Tome and Principe	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Kenya	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Mongolia	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Vietnam	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Brunei	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Iceland	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Zambia	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	Montserrat	1 male(s)/female	2013
=75	New Caledonia	1 male(s)/female	2013
	failed states average (profile)	1 male(s)/female	2013
	Religious countries average (profile)	0.998 male(s)/female	2013
	Potential Future EU Members average (profile)	0.993 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Canada	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Ethiopia	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Swaziland	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Burkina Faso	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Tanzania	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Congo, Republic of the	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Tajikistan	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Malawi	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Montenegro	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Isle of Man	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Ecuador	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Rwanda	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Uzbekistan	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Republic of Macedonia	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	United Kingdom	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Gabon	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	New Zealand	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Equatorial Guinea	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Laos	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Federated States of Micronesia	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Cuba	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	South Africa	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Uganda	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Malta	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Guyana	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Burma	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Tunisia	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
=93	Martinique	0.99 male(s)/female	2006
	Densely populated countries average (profile)	0.99 male(s)/female	2013
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	0.983 male(s)/female	2013
	Former Spanish colonies average (profile)	0.982 male(s)/female	2013
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	0.982 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Turkmenistan	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Netherlands	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Norway	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Central African Republic	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Liechtenstein	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Thailand	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Guernsey	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Colombia	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Venezuela	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	The Gambia	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Bolivia	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Ghana	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Jamaica	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Albania	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Azerbaijan	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Eritrea	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Togo	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Western Sahara	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Sweden	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Brazil	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Haiti	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Burundi	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
=122	Reunion	0.98 male(s)/female	2006
	Latin America and Caribbean average (profile)	0.98 male(s)/female	2013
	Christian countries average (profile)	0.979 male(s)/female	2013
	Western Europe average (profile)	0.979 male(s)/female	2013
	Catholic countries average (profile)	0.979 male(s)/female	2013
	Former French colonies average (profile)	0.978 male(s)/female	2013
	Heavily indebted countries average (profile)	0.978 male(s)/female	2013
	Landlocked countries average (profile)	0.976 male(s)/female	2013
	Southern Europe average (profile)	0.974 male(s)/female	2013
=145	United States	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Chile	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Switzerland	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Germany	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Mauritius	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Luxembourg	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Tuvalu	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Denmark	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Morocco	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Argentina	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Guatemala	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Spain	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Lesotho	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Peru	0.97 male(s)/female	2013
=145	Guadeloupe	0.97 male(s)/female	2006
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	0.966 male(s)/female	2013
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	0.966 male(s)/female	2013
	Emerging markets average (profile)	0.962 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Jersey	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	France	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Finland	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Lebanon	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Nepal	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Mexico	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Greece	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	The Bahamas	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Belgium	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Kiribati	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Nicaragua	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Kyrgyzstan	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Singapore	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
=161	Sri Lanka	0.96 male(s)/female	2013
	Cold countries average (profile)	0.959 male(s)/female	2013
	Eurozone average (profile)	0.954 male(s)/female	2013
	Europe average (profile)	0.954 male(s)/female	2013
	NATO countries average (profile)	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
	European Union average (profile)	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Monaco	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Bangladesh	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Portugal	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Zimbabwe	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Serbia	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Slovenia	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Czech Republic	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Saint Lucia	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Cayman Islands	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Mali	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Romania	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Austria	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Mozambique	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Japan	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Guinea-Bissau	0.95 male(s)/female	2013
=175	Serbia and Montenegro	0.95 male(s)/female	2011
=192	North Korea	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Comoros	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Slovakia	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Barbados	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Hong Kong	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Sierra Leone	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Moldova	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Senegal	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Cambodia	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Cape Verde	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	San Marino	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Bermuda	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
=192	Poland	0.94 male(s)/female	2013
	Eastern Europe average (profile)	0.936 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Saint Martin	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	El Salvador	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Italy	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Anguilla	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Mauritania	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	British Virgin Islands	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Chad	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Northern Mariana Islands	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Croatia	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Uruguay	0.93 male(s)/female	2013
=205	Netherlands Antilles	0.93 male(s)/female	2008
=216	Bulgaria	0.92 male(s)/female	2013
=216	Puerto Rico	0.92 male(s)/female	2013
=216	Kazakhstan	0.92 male(s)/female	2013
=216	European Union	0.92 male(s)/female	2009
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	0.915 male(s)/female	2013
=220	Nauru	0.91 male(s)/female	2013
=220	Georgia	0.91 male(s)/female	2013
=220	Hungary	0.91 male(s)/female	2013
=220	Macau	0.91 male(s)/female	2013
=224	Aruba	0.9 male(s)/female	2013
=224	Antigua and Barbuda	0.9 male(s)/female	2013
=226	Lithuania	0.89 male(s)/female	2013
=226	Armenia	0.89 male(s)/female	2013
228	Virgin Islands	0.88 male(s)/female	2013
229	Belarus	0.87 male(s)/female	2013
=230	Russia	0.86 male(s)/female	2013
=230	Latvia	0.86 male(s)/female	2013
=230	Djibouti	0.86 male(s)/female	2013
233	Ukraine	0.85 male(s)/female	2013
234	Estonia	0.84 male(s)/female	2013

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