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)

Code 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++
BDIBurundi98.700121102.5101.19097.83176.402Africa
COMComoros101.039172103.2102.650101.38984.148Africa
DJIDjibouti98.410115103.7102.35898.07080.393Africa
ERIEritrea97.54683103.2102.00696.60473.508Africa
ETHEthiopia100.860169105.5104.03499.92981.713Africa
KENKenya98.205107102.1100.92997.91974.098Africa
MDGMadagascar100.328155103.8102.66099.77185.417Africa
MWIMalawi94.82048101.4100.37092.42265.030Africa
MUSMauritius96.99569103.5102.76899.94877.863Africa
MYTMayotte90.49019102.7100.10983.46389.161Africa
MOZMozambique96.41365102.0100.83095.10160.514Africa
REURéunion93.17937102.9103.21092.80180.837Africa
RWARwanda96.05760102.6101.99194.30667.246Africa
SYCSeychelles110.307223103.6103.259117.56580.194Africa
SOMSomalia100.561164104.4102.99299.47580.302Africa
SSDSouth Sudan98.278110103.5102.66196.59273.117Africa
UGAUganda98.272108102.9101.78396.65567.499Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania97.80390103.1102.19295.72177.400Africa
ZMBZambia97.36776101.1100.05996.74662.454Africa
ZWEZimbabwe89.92217102.5100.52284.78363.819Africa
AGOAngola97.81191102.8101.15796.24176.672Africa
CMRCameroon99.552142103.0101.61598.88483.040Africa
CAFCentral African Republic99.855149103.2101.93198.68485.664Africa
TCDChad100.772168104.2102.85099.67982.284Africa
COGCongo99.768147102.6101.83099.34181.418Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo98.469116102.3100.52997.67181.288Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea111.263225103.2101.714119.53984.863Africa
GABGabon103.220200102.1101.281105.45588.319Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe99.369137102.7101.48099.24981.795Africa
DZAAlgeria103.667202104.6104.282104.61592.874Africa
EGYEgypt102.221195105.5104.944103.51573.623Africa
LBYLibya102.198194105.7105.488102.73280.683Africa
MARMorocco101.183177104.7104.893101.36689.154Africa
SDNSudan99.816148104.1102.78099.03881.277Africa
TUNTunisia97.23274105.0105.55796.62482.440Africa
ESHWestern Sahara123.168229105.1103.990132.356104.877Africa
BWABotswana97.71586103.2102.58697.53267.320Africa
SWZEswatini98.089103102.9101.10899.73058.527Africa
LSOLesotho97.25075102.8100.40698.83759.058Africa
NAMNamibia93.20338101.199.64892.50056.041Africa
ZAFSouth Africa95.28154104.0103.58497.21949.855Africa
BENBenin100.457161104.2102.68899.94981.451Africa
BFABurkina Faso99.387139104.2103.21298.19667.777Africa
CPVCabo Verde98.871127103.3102.947102.45954.276Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire101.773187103.0101.156102.34298.922Africa
GMBGambia99.111134103.2102.21397.33188.066Africa
GHAGhana99.473140103.8102.57398.95280.436Africa
GINGuinea98.151105104.5103.25196.39871.021Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau97.75988104.0102.61396.54364.545Africa
LBRLiberia99.368136103.8102.51698.57778.422Africa
MLIMali101.922190103.3102.244102.45885.138Africa
MRTMauritania96.32263103.3102.59892.56986.708Africa
NERNiger102.916197104.0103.283103.53884.730Africa
NGANigeria102.263196103.8102.911102.35392.031Africa
SHNSaint Helena91.76927105.4105.04281.160108.725Africa
SENSenegal96.84067103.1102.39294.83567.954Africa
SLESierra Leone100.484162103.4102.151100.66579.794Africa
TGOTogo101.131176102.8101.879101.36788.643Africa
KAZKazakhstan93.08636106.4106.05193.77754.951Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan96.42366105.6104.49395.25164.284Asia
TJKTajikistan101.314179106.3105.324100.01386.463Asia
TKMTurkmenistan98.165106106.7105.42998.00967.679Asia
UZBUzbekistan100.215154107.8107.55699.78571.513Asia
CHNChina103.998204110.3114.344106.87582.232Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR84.9934107.7107.91180.40088.326Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR87.90810107.9107.54083.26092.696Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China97.68585106.7107.380100.21682.990Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea98.324113106.0105.366101.75473.418Asia
JPNJapan94.50547105.1104.750102.64677.401Asia
MNGMongolia98.128104104.4105.25398.20662.297Asia
KORRepublic of Korea99.502141105.9105.514105.47877.871Asia
AFGAfghanistan101.847188105.1104.633101.14173.948Asia
BGDBangladesh98.014100104.9104.19196.83587.861Asia
BTNBhutan111.908226104.8105.889115.24396.452Asia
INDIndia106.453214107.1108.836107.43290.779Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)101.772186105.2105.245102.40388.121Asia
MDVMaldives133.060230105.1106.857143.822113.973Asia
NPLNepal92.07628104.9104.18187.96184.974Asia
PAKPakistan101.618184105.5104.588101.18085.402Asia
LKASri Lanka92.74933104.4103.82994.71367.470Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam106.853215107.6107.765108.50588.912Asia
KHMCambodia97.90894105.3105.12498.46867.429Asia
IDNIndonesia101.348181106.0105.430102.84077.220Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic101.537183105.3104.031101.60486.230Asia
MYSMalaysia104.229209106.5106.533105.36889.357Asia
MMRMyanmar98.948129106.6105.45499.79773.654Asia
PHLPhilippines103.237201107.7107.252103.82179.632Asia
SGPSingapore109.295220106.0106.505112.73897.771Asia
THAThailand94.02944106.4106.12196.06877.219Asia
TLSTimor-Leste104.062207107.1106.647104.17587.325Asia
VNMViet Nam97.74187110.6110.70899.02467.648Asia
ARMArmenia81.7991108.3110.16182.06652.008Asia
AZEAzerbaijan97.50280111.3113.81496.54969.261Asia
BHRBahrain161.237234103.8103.929185.171116.092Asia
CYPCyprus100.357158106.5106.133102.71785.591Asia
GEOGeorgia88.65511106.6106.91293.52953.188Asia
IRQIraq100.569166105.7105.12699.99368.508Asia
ISRIsrael99.714145105.5105.337101.33881.391Asia
JORJordan107.174217104.9104.273109.68191.609Asia
KWTKuwait153.771233104.7115.004163.304193.211Asia
LBNLebanon93.96543105.3105.60792.59276.362Asia
OMNOman153.395232104.4103.935183.45390.873Asia
QATQatar258.848236104.1104.227321.200173.900Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia134.690231105.1105.118147.903122.985Asia
PSEState of Palestine99.717146105.1104.26598.31878.744Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic100.122153105.3104.742100.14676.250Asia
TURTürkiye100.345157105.0105.239103.20572.383Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates222.664235104.5106.726264.032115.817Asia
YEMYemen101.930191105.9104.853101.46274.705Asia
BLRBelarus85.1975105.9104.63892.27551.996Europe
BGRBulgaria94.15746106.0105.878103.65466.287Europe
CZECzechia97.54482105.4105.071105.43272.671Europe
HUNHungary92.59932105.9105.516101.31762.441Europe
POLPoland93.89342106.1105.599100.41167.962Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova90.81822106.2104.58195.62856.123Europe
ROURomania93.71941105.6105.119101.17564.807Europe
RUSRussian Federation86.7468105.7105.56093.81350.657Europe
SVKSlovakia95.59258105.5104.945102.12568.157Europe
UKRUkraine84.3533106.2106.81193.97948.510Europe
DNKDenmark99.042133105.6105.449102.18185.936Europe
ESTEstonia90.75921106.1105.759102.42055.698Europe
FROFaroe Islands107.220218106.7105.006111.75195.450Europe
FINFinland97.76389105.2104.709103.86280.195Europe
GGYGuernsey98.985131105.4103.108101.83285.432Europe
ISLIceland105.153212105.9105.873108.07993.332Europe
IRLIreland98.318112105.6104.94598.66789.678Europe
IMNIsle of Man98.064101105.0103.320100.28789.370Europe
JEYJersey97.48979105.4101.780101.26280.331Europe
LVALatvia86.8369106.3107.59798.26152.449Europe
LTULithuania88.70912105.2105.614100.68053.415Europe
NORNorway101.941192106.1105.621104.97789.522Europe
SWESweden101.721185105.6105.815105.32188.599Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom97.83392105.5105.264100.11285.316Europe
ALBAlbania99.032132106.8104.323100.16690.553Europe
ANDAndorra104.264210106.3104.578106.63994.152Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina96.93068106.7105.165102.05476.025Europe
HRVCroatia95.18452106.0105.905103.26871.297Europe
GIBGibraltar99.936152106.5105.598101.54391.538Europe
GRCGreece95.39656106.4105.78998.52982.438Europe
ITAItaly95.39355105.9105.819100.79778.834Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)99.371138106.9107.113100.89578.537Europe
MLTMalta109.044219106.8107.541117.18686.588Europe
MNEMontenegro94.87649106.7107.74999.31569.882Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia99.315135107.6107.597103.19877.178Europe
PRTPortugal89.45216105.7104.59093.79772.216Europe
SMRSan Marino95.01350106.5106.71997.02183.456Europe
SRBSerbia92.15729106.9106.828100.39962.940Europe
SVNSlovenia101.247178106.3106.042109.28478.562Europe
ESPSpain96.15861106.5106.134100.83278.022Europe
AUTAustria97.13573105.5105.818101.74879.003Europe
BELBelgium97.85893104.9104.669102.02081.526Europe
FRAFrance93.34240105.0104.53297.07476.917Europe
DEUGermany97.52081105.6105.516103.44779.141Europe
LIELiechtenstein98.613119116.3110.819100.05486.950Europe
LUXLuxembourg101.338180105.3104.682104.43086.019Europe
MCOMonaco96.03959104.9102.74898.90789.779Europe
NLDNetherlands98.960130105.3105.108101.45287.918Europe
CHESwitzerland98.847126105.1105.441102.46583.800Europe
AIAAnguilla95.22253103.6100.42195.21488.387North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda91.53626103.2103.01992.54071.369North America
ABWAruba88.89114104.3104.19090.31872.810North America
BHSBahamas91.05225102.8102.41291.22072.116North America
BRBBarbados92.24830103.5103.31794.29876.127North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba104.017206105.0101.166105.80699.140North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands93.26439105.3103.99992.72785.421North America
CYMCayman Islands101.489182103.690.951106.01186.532North America
CUBCuba98.310111107.0106.933101.07680.954North America
CUWCuraçao92.34631104.7104.18498.42161.314North America
DMADominica98.567118103.5103.462100.02981.199North America
DOMDominican Republic100.490163104.4103.910101.21584.687North America
GRDGrenada99.663144103.9103.926101.30382.051North America
GLPGuadeloupe82.3662103.3103.27481.27570.641North America
HTIHaiti98.01099103.1101.63298.19174.748North America
JAMJamaica98.277109103.9103.69699.39278.229North America
MTQMartinique85.2466102.6103.05686.12773.558North America
MSRMontserrat110.800224104.3104.589109.373121.024North America
PRIPuerto Rico88.88613105.2105.09091.75174.344North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy110.206222104.0114.611115.01480.126North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis92.95135103.7102.01592.71280.530North America
LCASaint Lucia97.48378103.1102.76199.56375.841North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)90.48118104.0105.92189.73172.756North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines103.095199103.3103.112104.26296.350North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)114.486227103.9204.966113.63477.679North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago97.00670104.0103.671100.05773.916North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands101.050173104.997.067105.37681.056North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands86.3167103.9103.66489.38666.249North America
BLZBelize100.984171105.1104.817100.08893.922North America
CRICosta Rica99.868150104.6104.356101.26485.490North America
SLVEl Salvador90.84523104.8105.56989.56765.407North America
GTMGuatemala97.94495103.9103.06597.20178.370North America
HNDHonduras101.879189105.1104.858102.01682.870North America
MEXMexico95.12651103.9103.00494.49880.941North America
NICNicaragua97.13272103.5103.04196.77374.558North America
PANPanama99.917151105.3105.072100.40884.028North America
ARGArgentina98.088102105.1105.397101.88669.921South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)100.336156104.2103.713100.99075.309South America
BRABrazil96.36664104.5104.09297.96774.737South America
CHLChile98.522117104.3103.917100.83082.092South America
COLColombia97.12671104.6104.16597.91878.920South America
ECUEcuador99.618143104.6104.259100.29482.310South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)100.422160103.0114.216100.44883.133South America
GUFFrench Guiana98.725123103.6103.73897.23789.426South America
GUYGuyana96.27862103.7103.01995.88375.237South America
PRYParaguay100.573167105.0104.620100.87882.116South America
PERPeru98.00598104.1103.67497.79984.619South America
SURSuriname98.725122104.0103.529101.08868.837South America
URYUruguay94.11645105.5105.20999.81464.631South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)97.65484105.2105.35198.61772.986South America
BMUBermuda92.90134104.0103.93598.69972.440North America
CANCanada98.833125105.5104.888101.53786.567North America
GRLGreenland109.573221105.0105.937109.691115.827North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon98.905128105.499.784105.01778.705North America
USAUnited States of America97.98797104.9104.696100.84782.905North America
AUSAustralia98.674120105.6105.49899.77888.506Oceania
NZLNew Zealand98.350114105.3105.05699.47987.796Oceania
FJIFiji100.568165107.1104.702101.28178.011Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia98.749124105.9105.62999.00885.948Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea106.101213107.6107.586105.426104.147Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands104.076208107.0107.372102.50195.008Oceania
VUTVanuatu101.130175107.0106.54197.527103.046Oceania
GUMGuam101.094174107.0107.058103.63379.807Oceania
KIRKiribati95.52557107.1105.36492.72961.960Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands103.987203107.0108.489101.893103.383Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)100.873170107.0106.353101.21077.174Oceania
NRUNauru103.042198107.2107.214102.80862.611Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands115.844228115.1116.384116.949109.434Oceania
PLWPalau107.173216107.7110.207111.72877.567Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa97.44077106.0106.83396.91075.037Oceania
COKCook Islands90.54120106.0106.11487.35080.539Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia102.014193105.9105.982101.78696.510Oceania
NIUNiue89.00815107.197.76490.05073.066Oceania
WSMSamoa104.003205107.6107.833103.44386.020Oceania
TKLTokelau100.366159103.098.837103.81182.447Oceania
TONTonga97.96396108.1107.39595.27977.895Oceania
TUVTuvalu104.763211107.0107.679108.27469.118Oceania
WLFWallis 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