Gender ratio in United Kingdom

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	22 Mar 2024

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In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in the United Kingdom is 97.833 males per 100 females. There are 33,608,438, or 33.61 million males, and 34,353,003, or 34.35 million females in the United Kingdom. The percentage of the female population is 50.55 percent compared to 49.45 percent male population. The United Kingdom has 744,563 or 744k more females than males. The United Kingdom is at 92nd position out of 236 countries/territories in terms of female-to-male ratio. Among European countries, its position is 29th out of 49 countries/territories.

In the United Kingdom, the male-to-female ratio has increased from 92.464 in 1950 to a peak value in 2024. This ratio is projected to increase further in upcoming years.

As of 2024, the United Kingdom has more males than females aged below 34 years group. The male-to-female ratio is at the highest point of 105.736 for the age group 25-29. The Child sex ratio (0-14 age group) in the United Kingdom is 105.264 and men and women are equal for the group aged 15–64. At the age group 65-69 years, there are six fewer men per 100 women. Women outnumber men by a ratio of 2-to-1 in the age group 90-94 years and a ratio of 4-to-1 for centenarians. The sex ratio at birth is 105.5 boys per 100 girls.

UK Sex ratio by age group (2024)
Age group	Male	Female	M per 100 F
00-04	1,811,875	1,720,534	105.309
05-09	2,036,289	1,932,898	105.349
10-14	2,202,126	2,095,504	105.088
15-19	2,159,674	2,056,552	105.014
20-24	2,073,147	1,969,051	105.287
25-29	2,279,448	2,154,472	105.801
30-34	2,391,926	2,315,615	103.295
35-39	2,273,711	2,299,657	98.872
40-44	2,266,912	2,319,971	97.713
45-49	2,085,539	2,119,922	98.378
50-54	2,202,954	2,266,005	97.218
55-59	2,192,921	2,380,323	92.127
60-64	2,030,708	2,210,115	91.882
65-69	1,782,822	1,947,917	91.525
70-74	1,506,973	1,714,756	87.883
75-79	1,402,266	1,590,488	88.166
80-84	837,999	1,079,916	77.599
85-89	488,829	682,654	71.607
90-94	186,976	325,700	57.407
95-99	40,071	97,710	41.010
100+	3,816	14,593	26.150
Total	34,256,982	35,294,353	97.061

Total
At birth

UK Sex ratio estimates
Year	Male	Female	M per 100 F
1950	24,099,876	26,021,141	92.617
1951	24,210,725	26,136,091	92.633
1952	24,261,448	26,234,786	92.478
1953	24,385,642	26,341,394	92.575
1954	24,510,689	26,447,561	92.677
1955	24,630,371	26,546,376	92.782
1956	24,753,909	26,646,551	92.897
1957	24,893,429	26,762,482	93.016
1958	25,046,605	26,889,039	93.148
1959	25,207,485	27,018,985	93.295
1960	25,379,668	27,158,880	93.449
1961	25,575,997	27,308,952	93.654
1962	25,800,923	27,471,908	93.917
1963	26,013,751	27,639,185	94.119
1964	26,201,765	27,807,370	94.226
1965	26,378,631	27,980,389	94.275
1966	26,536,696	28,139,647	94.304
1967	26,683,032	28,290,629	94.318
1968	26,811,133	28,429,512	94.307
1969	26,915,768	28,540,439	94.307
1970	27,026,057	28,637,744	94.372
1971	27,154,561	28,735,810	94.497
1972	27,259,731	28,819,508	94.588
1973	27,321,181	28,867,610	94.643
1974	27,349,514	28,875,036	94.717
1975	27,357,972	28,862,170	94.788
1976	27,353,407	28,847,731	94.820
1977	27,338,251	28,837,578	94.801
1978	27,335,440	28,840,117	94.783
1979	27,359,668	28,859,095	94.804
1980	27,391,943	28,890,161	94.814
1981	27,397,184	28,907,407	94.776
1982	27,385,026	28,907,728	94.733
1983	27,431,045	28,901,013	94.914
1984	27,513,248	28,938,066	95.076
1985	27,576,015	29,030,400	94.990
1986	27,631,804	29,120,119	94.889
1987	27,708,386	29,177,638	94.964
1988	27,646,987	29,379,559	94.103
1989	27,575,968	29,606,167	93.143
1990	27,664,153	29,703,709	93.134
1991	27,749,339	29,805,854	93.100
1992	27,863,357	29,855,914	93.326
1993	27,968,594	29,892,443	93.564
1994	28,039,744	29,963,459	93.580
1995	28,123,607	30,031,028	93.648
1996	28,207,267	30,091,299	93.739
1997	28,290,242	30,156,847	93.810
1998	28,387,844	30,238,975	93.878
1999	28,503,859	30,334,798	93.964
2000	28,628,840	30,428,498	94.086
2001	28,764,271	30,523,819	94.235
2002	28,909,403	30,631,360	94.378
2003	29,065,910	30,754,475	94.510
2004	29,255,355	30,914,612	94.633
2005	29,481,318	31,114,790	94.750
2006	29,723,956	31,327,139	94.882
2007	29,985,226	31,550,629	95.038
2008	30,250,598	31,776,709	95.197
2009	30,507,995	31,998,231	95.343
2010	30,780,549	32,225,934	95.515
2011	31,054,232	32,455,054	95.684
2012	31,295,121	32,665,363	95.805
2013	31,525,047	32,864,341	95.925
2014	31,781,474	33,084,442	96.062
2015	32,064,103	33,318,007	96.237
2016	32,345,736	33,547,622	96.417
2017	32,591,476	33,762,995	96.530
2018	32,800,273	33,952,202	96.607
2019	32,992,981	34,117,977	96.703
2020	33,128,760	34,223,101	96.802
2021	33,298,161	34,370,631	96.880
2022	33,558,255	34,621,061	96.930
2023	33,812,594	34,870,368	96.967

UK Sex ratio projections
Year	Male	Female	M per 100 F
2024	34,044,490	35,093,701	97.010
2025	34,256,981	35,294,351	97.061
2026	34,453,134	35,478,395	97.110
2027	34,640,429	35,653,152	97.160
2028	34,821,800	35,821,175	97.210
2029	34,993,286	35,978,050	97.263
2030	35,159,041	36,127,950	97.318
2031	35,317,857	36,269,567	97.376
2032	35,467,791	36,400,865	97.437
2033	35,615,024	36,527,856	97.501
2034	35,757,543	36,648,141	97.570
2035	35,895,280	36,761,535	97.644
2036	36,028,990	36,869,265	97.721
2037	36,156,677	36,969,296	97.802
2038	36,282,607	37,065,584	97.888
2039	36,406,552	37,158,406	97.977
2040	36,527,576	37,247,050	98.068
2041	36,647,259	37,333,092	98.163
2042	36,765,416	37,416,147	98.261
2043	36,883,149	37,497,413	98.362
2044	36,997,869	37,574,700	98.465
2045	37,107,549	37,646,109	98.569
2046	37,213,092	37,712,691	98.675
2047	37,314,515	37,774,590	98.782
2048	37,410,954	37,831,026	98.890
2049	37,500,370	37,880,035	98.998
2050	37,582,760	37,921,921	99.106
2051	37,658,950	37,957,506	99.213
2052	37,728,712	37,986,491	99.321
2053	37,790,440	38,007,266	99.430
2054	37,846,031	38,021,993	99.537
2055	37,892,931	38,028,128	99.644
2056	37,931,230	38,025,524	99.752
2057	37,964,710	38,018,285	99.859
2058	37,994,315	38,007,700	99.965
2059	38,018,657	37,992,201	100.070
2060	38,037,959	37,972,397	100.173
2061	38,057,281	37,953,976	100.272
2062	38,078,005	37,937,717	100.370
2063	38,097,470	37,921,356	100.464
2064	38,115,401	37,904,753	100.556
2065	38,133,043	37,889,035	100.644
2066	38,150,675	37,875,240	100.727
2067	38,168,880	37,864,171	100.805
2068	38,184,763	37,852,410	100.878
2069	38,199,809	37,841,113	100.948
2070	38,216,232	37,832,853	101.013
2071	38,232,900	37,826,357	101.075
2072	38,248,363	37,820,020	101.133
2073	38,258,430	37,809,199	101.188
2074	38,263,366	37,794,066	101.242
2075	38,266,856	37,778,675	101.292
2076	38,272,088	37,766,001	101.340
2077	38,275,825	37,752,291	101.387
2078	38,275,086	37,735,022	101.431
2079	38,271,016	37,715,556	101.473
2080	38,263,277	37,692,974	101.513
2081	38,255,234	37,671,466	101.550
2082	38,244,139	37,648,637	101.582
2083	38,226,684	37,620,980	101.610
2084	38,206,173	37,591,604	101.635
2085	38,182,760	37,560,516	101.657
2086	38,154,092	37,525,978	101.674
2087	38,121,553	37,489,257	101.687
2088	38,087,262	37,452,365	101.695
2089	38,049,397	37,413,327	101.700
2090	38,007,115	37,371,164	101.702
2091	37,962,525	37,327,462	101.701
2092	37,915,901	37,282,546	101.699
2093	37,866,623	37,236,287	101.693
2094	37,816,256	37,189,510	101.685
2095	37,762,529	37,140,107	101.676
2096	37,704,648	37,087,143	101.665
2097	37,645,683	37,033,391	101.653
2098	37,584,737	36,978,236	101.640
2099	37,519,690	36,918,988	101.627
2100	37,450,115	36,855,296	101.614