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List of Countries by Sex ratio

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
World Bank
Date22 Mar 2024

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 259 males per 100 woman, followed by the United Arab Emirates, having 223 men per 100 women and Bahrain (161). The top three and Kuwait and Oman have male to female ratio above 150. Top seven countries having the highest males/females, belong to Asia.

As of 2024, Armenia has the lowest gender ratio of 81.80, followed by Guadeloupe (82.37). Ukraine, Hong Kong, 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 49 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 91 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 (2024) At birth (2024) M per 100 F by Age group (2024) Continent
M per 100 FRankM per 100 F 0-1415-6565++
Burundi98.700121102.5101.19097.83176.402Africa
Comoros101.039172103.2102.650101.38984.148Africa
Djibouti98.410115103.7102.35898.07080.393Africa
Eritrea97.54683103.2102.00696.60473.508Africa
Ethiopia100.860169105.5104.03499.92981.713Africa
Kenya98.205107102.1100.92997.91974.098Africa
Madagascar100.328155103.8102.66099.77185.417Africa
Malawi94.82048101.4100.37092.42265.030Africa
Mauritius96.99569103.5102.76899.94877.863Africa
Mayotte90.49019102.7100.10983.46389.161Africa
Mozambique96.41365102.0100.83095.10160.514Africa
Réunion93.17937102.9103.21092.80180.837Africa
Rwanda96.05760102.6101.99194.30667.246Africa
Seychelles110.307223103.6103.259117.56580.194Africa
Somalia100.561164104.4102.99299.47580.302Africa
South Sudan98.278110103.5102.66196.59273.117Africa
Uganda98.272108102.9101.78396.65567.499Africa
United Republic of Tanzania97.80390103.1102.19295.72177.400Africa
Zambia97.36776101.1100.05996.74662.454Africa
Zimbabwe89.92217102.5100.52284.78363.819Africa
Angola97.81191102.8101.15796.24176.672Africa
Cameroon99.552142103.0101.61598.88483.040Africa
Central African Republic99.855149103.2101.93198.68485.664Africa
Chad100.772168104.2102.85099.67982.284Africa
Congo99.768147102.6101.83099.34181.418Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo98.469116102.3100.52997.67181.288Africa
Equatorial Guinea111.263225103.2101.714119.53984.863Africa
Gabon103.220200102.1101.281105.45588.319Africa
Sao Tome and Principe99.369137102.7101.48099.24981.795Africa
Algeria103.667202104.6104.282104.61592.874Africa
Egypt102.221195105.5104.944103.51573.623Africa
Libya102.198194105.7105.488102.73280.683Africa
Morocco101.183177104.7104.893101.36689.154Africa
Sudan99.816148104.1102.78099.03881.277Africa
Tunisia97.23274105.0105.55796.62482.440Africa
Western Sahara123.168229105.1103.990132.356104.877Africa
Botswana97.71586103.2102.58697.53267.320Africa
Eswatini98.089103102.9101.10899.73058.527Africa
Lesotho97.25075102.8100.40698.83759.058Africa
Namibia93.20338101.199.64892.50056.041Africa
South Africa95.28154104.0103.58497.21949.855Africa
Benin100.457161104.2102.68899.94981.451Africa
Burkina Faso99.387139104.2103.21298.19667.777Africa
Cabo Verde98.871127103.3102.947102.45954.276Africa
Côte d'Ivoire101.773187103.0101.156102.34298.922Africa
Gambia99.111134103.2102.21397.33188.066Africa
Ghana99.473140103.8102.57398.95280.436Africa
Guinea98.151105104.5103.25196.39871.021Africa
Guinea-Bissau97.75988104.0102.61396.54364.545Africa
Liberia99.368136103.8102.51698.57778.422Africa
Mali101.922190103.3102.244102.45885.138Africa
Mauritania96.32263103.3102.59892.56986.708Africa
Niger102.916197104.0103.283103.53884.730Africa
Nigeria102.263196103.8102.911102.35392.031Africa
Saint Helena91.76927105.4105.04281.160108.725Africa
Senegal96.84067103.1102.39294.83567.954Africa
Sierra Leone100.484162103.4102.151100.66579.794Africa
Togo101.131176102.8101.879101.36788.643Africa
Kazakhstan93.08636106.4106.05193.77754.951Asia
Kyrgyzstan96.42366105.6104.49395.25164.284Asia
Tajikistan101.314179106.3105.324100.01386.463Asia
Turkmenistan98.165106106.7105.42998.00967.679Asia
Uzbekistan100.215154107.8107.55699.78571.513Asia
China103.998204110.3114.344106.87582.232Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR84.9934107.7107.91180.40088.326Asia
China, Macao SAR87.90810107.9107.54083.26092.696Asia
China, Taiwan Province of China97.68585106.7107.380100.21682.990Asia
Dem. People's Republic of Korea98.324113106.0105.366101.75473.418Asia
Japan94.50547105.1104.750102.64677.401Asia
Mongolia98.128104104.4105.25398.20662.297Asia
Republic of Korea99.502141105.9105.514105.47877.871Asia
Afghanistan101.847188105.1104.633101.14173.948Asia
Bangladesh98.014100104.9104.19196.83587.861Asia
Bhutan111.908226104.8105.889115.24396.452Asia
India106.453214107.1108.836107.43290.779Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)101.772186105.2105.245102.40388.121Asia
Maldives133.060230105.1106.857143.822113.973Asia
Nepal92.07628104.9104.18187.96184.974Asia
Pakistan101.618184105.5104.588101.18085.402Asia
Sri Lanka92.74933104.4103.82994.71367.470Asia
Brunei Darussalam106.853215107.6107.765108.50588.912Asia
Cambodia97.90894105.3105.12498.46867.429Asia
Indonesia101.348181106.0105.430102.84077.220Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic101.537183105.3104.031101.60486.230Asia
Malaysia104.229209106.5106.533105.36889.357Asia
Myanmar98.948129106.6105.45499.79773.654Asia
Philippines103.237201107.7107.252103.82179.632Asia
Singapore109.295220106.0106.505112.73897.771Asia
Thailand94.02944106.4106.12196.06877.219Asia
Timor-Leste104.062207107.1106.647104.17587.325Asia
Viet Nam97.74187110.6110.70899.02467.648Asia
Armenia81.7991108.3110.16182.06652.008Asia
Azerbaijan97.50280111.3113.81496.54969.261Asia
Bahrain161.237234103.8103.929185.171116.092Asia
Cyprus100.357158106.5106.133102.71785.591Asia
Georgia88.65511106.6106.91293.52953.188Asia
Iraq100.569166105.7105.12699.99368.508Asia
Israel99.714145105.5105.337101.33881.391Asia
Jordan107.174217104.9104.273109.68191.609Asia
Kuwait153.771233104.7115.004163.304193.211Asia
Lebanon93.96543105.3105.60792.59276.362Asia
Oman153.395232104.4103.935183.45390.873Asia
Qatar258.848236104.1104.227321.200173.900Asia
Saudi Arabia134.690231105.1105.118147.903122.985Asia
State of Palestine99.717146105.1104.26598.31878.744Asia
Syrian Arab Republic100.122153105.3104.742100.14676.250Asia
Türkiye100.345157105.0105.239103.20572.383Asia
United Arab Emirates222.664235104.5106.726264.032115.817Asia
Yemen101.930191105.9104.853101.46274.705Asia
Belarus85.1975105.9104.63892.27551.996Europe
Bulgaria94.15746106.0105.878103.65466.287Europe
Czechia97.54482105.4105.071105.43272.671Europe
Hungary92.59932105.9105.516101.31762.441Europe
Poland93.89342106.1105.599100.41167.962Europe
Republic of Moldova90.81822106.2104.58195.62856.123Europe
Romania93.71941105.6105.119101.17564.807Europe
Russian Federation86.7468105.7105.56093.81350.657Europe
Slovakia95.59258105.5104.945102.12568.157Europe
Ukraine84.3533106.2106.81193.97948.510Europe
Denmark99.042133105.6105.449102.18185.936Europe
Estonia90.75921106.1105.759102.42055.698Europe
Faroe Islands107.220218106.7105.006111.75195.450Europe
Finland97.76389105.2104.709103.86280.195Europe
Guernsey98.985131105.4103.108101.83285.432Europe
Iceland105.153212105.9105.873108.07993.332Europe
Ireland98.318112105.6104.94598.66789.678Europe
Isle of Man98.064101105.0103.320100.28789.370Europe
Jersey97.48979105.4101.780101.26280.331Europe
Latvia86.8369106.3107.59798.26152.449Europe
Lithuania88.70912105.2105.614100.68053.415Europe
Norway101.941192106.1105.621104.97789.522Europe
Sweden101.721185105.6105.815105.32188.599Europe
United Kingdom97.83392105.5105.264100.11285.316Europe
Albania99.032132106.8104.323100.16690.553Europe
Andorra104.264210106.3104.578106.63994.152Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina96.93068106.7105.165102.05476.025Europe
Croatia95.18452106.0105.905103.26871.297Europe
Gibraltar99.936152106.5105.598101.54391.538Europe
Greece95.39656106.4105.78998.52982.438Europe
Italy95.39355105.9105.819100.79778.834Europe
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)99.371138106.9107.113100.89578.537Europe
Malta109.044219106.8107.541117.18686.588Europe
Montenegro94.87649106.7107.74999.31569.882Europe
North Macedonia99.315135107.6107.597103.19877.178Europe
Portugal89.45216105.7104.59093.79772.216Europe
San Marino95.01350106.5106.71997.02183.456Europe
Serbia92.15729106.9106.828100.39962.940Europe
Slovenia101.247178106.3106.042109.28478.562Europe
Spain96.15861106.5106.134100.83278.022Europe
Austria97.13573105.5105.818101.74879.003Europe
Belgium97.85893104.9104.669102.02081.526Europe
France93.34240105.0104.53297.07476.917Europe
Germany97.52081105.6105.516103.44779.141Europe
Liechtenstein98.613119116.3110.819100.05486.950Europe
Luxembourg101.338180105.3104.682104.43086.019Europe
Monaco96.03959104.9102.74898.90789.779Europe
Netherlands98.960130105.3105.108101.45287.918Europe
Switzerland98.847126105.1105.441102.46583.800Europe
Anguilla95.22253103.6100.42195.21488.387North America
Antigua and Barbuda91.53626103.2103.01992.54071.369North America
Aruba88.89114104.3104.19090.31872.810North America
Bahamas91.05225102.8102.41291.22072.116North America
Barbados92.24830103.5103.31794.29876.127North America
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba104.017206105.0101.166105.80699.140North America
British Virgin Islands93.26439105.3103.99992.72785.421North America
Cayman Islands101.489182103.690.951106.01186.532North America
Cuba98.310111107.0106.933101.07680.954North America
Curaçao92.34631104.7104.18498.42161.314North America
Dominica98.567118103.5103.462100.02981.199North America
Dominican Republic100.490163104.4103.910101.21584.687North America
Grenada99.663144103.9103.926101.30382.051North America
Guadeloupe82.3662103.3103.27481.27570.641North America
Haiti98.01099103.1101.63298.19174.748North America
Jamaica98.277109103.9103.69699.39278.229North America
Martinique85.2466102.6103.05686.12773.558North America
Montserrat110.800224104.3104.589109.373121.024North America
Puerto Rico88.88613105.2105.09091.75174.344North America
Saint Barthélemy110.206222104.0114.611115.01480.126North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis92.95135103.7102.01592.71280.530North America
Saint Lucia97.48378103.1102.76199.56375.841North America
Saint Martin (French part)90.48118104.0105.92189.73172.756North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines103.095199103.3103.112104.26296.350North America
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)114.486227103.9204.966113.63477.679North America
Trinidad and Tobago97.00670104.0103.671100.05773.916North America
Turks and Caicos Islands101.050173104.997.067105.37681.056North America
United States Virgin Islands86.3167103.9103.66489.38666.249North America
Belize100.984171105.1104.817100.08893.922North America
Costa Rica99.868150104.6104.356101.26485.490North America
El Salvador90.84523104.8105.56989.56765.407North America
Guatemala97.94495103.9103.06597.20178.370North America
Honduras101.879189105.1104.858102.01682.870North America
Mexico95.12651103.9103.00494.49880.941North America
Nicaragua97.13272103.5103.04196.77374.558North America
Panama99.917151105.3105.072100.40884.028North America
Argentina98.088102105.1105.397101.88669.921South America
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)100.336156104.2103.713100.99075.309South America
Brazil96.36664104.5104.09297.96774.737South America
Chile98.522117104.3103.917100.83082.092South America
Colombia97.12671104.6104.16597.91878.920South America
Ecuador99.618143104.6104.259100.29482.310South America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)100.422160103.0114.216100.44883.133South America
French Guiana98.725123103.6103.73897.23789.426South America
Guyana96.27862103.7103.01995.88375.237South America
Paraguay100.573167105.0104.620100.87882.116South America
Peru98.00598104.1103.67497.79984.619South America
Suriname98.725122104.0103.529101.08868.837South America
Uruguay94.11645105.5105.20999.81464.631South America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)97.65484105.2105.35198.61772.986South America
Bermuda92.90134104.0103.93598.69972.440North America
Canada98.833125105.5104.888101.53786.567North America
Greenland109.573221105.0105.937109.691115.827North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon98.905128105.499.784105.01778.705North America
United States of America97.98797104.9104.696100.84782.905North America
Australia98.674120105.6105.49899.77888.506Oceania
New Zealand98.350114105.3105.05699.47987.796Oceania
Fiji100.568165107.1104.702101.28178.011Oceania
New Caledonia98.749124105.9105.62999.00885.948Oceania
Papua New Guinea106.101213107.6107.586105.426104.147Oceania
Solomon Islands104.076208107.0107.372102.50195.008Oceania
Vanuatu101.130175107.0106.54197.527103.046Oceania
Guam101.094174107.0107.058103.63379.807Oceania
Kiribati95.52557107.1105.36492.72961.960Oceania
Marshall Islands103.987203107.0108.489101.893103.383Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)100.873170107.0106.353101.21077.174Oceania
Nauru103.042198107.2107.214102.80862.611Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands115.844228115.1116.384116.949109.434Oceania
Palau107.173216107.7110.207111.72877.567Oceania
American Samoa97.44077106.0106.83396.91075.037Oceania
Cook Islands90.54120106.0106.11487.35080.539Oceania
French Polynesia102.014193105.9105.982101.78696.510Oceania
Niue89.00815107.197.76490.05073.066Oceania
Samoa104.003205107.6107.833103.44386.020Oceania
Tokelau100.366159103.098.837103.81182.447Oceania
Tonga97.96396108.1107.39595.27977.895Oceania
Tuvalu104.763211107.0107.679108.27469.118Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands90.85724104.8105.82185.73293.487Oceania
World 100.978 105.5 106.034 102.880 79.674
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