List of Countries by sex ratio

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
World Bank
Date22 Nov 2023

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 261 males per 100 woman, followed by the United Arab Emirates, having 224 men per 100 women and Bahrain (162). The top three and Oman and Kuwait have male to female ratio above 150. Top seven countries having the highest males/females, belong to Asia.

Armenia has the lowest gender ratio of 81.70, followed by Guadeloupe (82.46). Ukraine, China, Hong Kong SAR, 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 50 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 92.7 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 (2023) At birth (2023) M per 100 F by Age group (2023) Continent
M per 100 FRankM per 100 F 0-1415-6565++
BDIBurundi98.681120102.5101.15797.79475.994Africa
COMComoros100.988171103.2102.659101.25584.322Africa
DJIDjibouti98.462116103.7102.34298.09480.587Africa
ERIEritrea97.47980103.2101.98696.40773.790Africa
ETHEthiopia100.896169105.5104.02299.93682.110Africa
KENKenya98.229108102.2100.84897.97473.841Africa
MDGMadagascar100.368157103.8102.63399.81685.486Africa
MWIMalawi94.76448101.4100.24492.34265.294Africa
MUSMauritius97.13470103.5102.615100.02277.721Africa
MYTMayotte90.24018102.699.61083.20889.792Africa
MOZMozambique96.36264102.0100.80194.94461.074Africa
REURéunion93.18638103.0103.30692.62980.887Africa
RWARwanda95.93959102.6101.97194.05766.944Africa
SYCSeychelles110.745223103.6103.244118.18479.329Africa
SOMSomalia100.549163104.4102.98399.44080.484Africa
SSDSouth Sudan98.195106103.5102.65696.34372.633Africa
UGAUganda98.202107102.9101.67696.55267.647Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania97.76189103.1102.13695.57478.602Africa
ZMBZambia97.39077101.1100.04296.75962.175Africa
ZWEZimbabwe89.67817102.5100.28784.35764.489Africa
AGOAngola97.77392102.7101.12096.18376.293Africa
CMRCameroon99.527141103.0101.56198.87582.847Africa
CAFCentral African Republic99.873150103.2101.91898.57587.949Africa
TCDChad100.774168104.2102.87199.64182.386Africa
COGCongo99.771146102.6101.81299.32381.305Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo98.452115102.3100.47397.68681.324Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea111.502225103.2101.666120.21384.037Africa
GABGabon103.388201102.1101.255105.75588.482Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe99.438139102.7101.25899.48681.823Africa
DZAAlgeria103.697202104.6104.317104.64192.555Africa
EGYEgypt102.259195105.5104.944103.54073.304Africa
LBYLibya102.324196105.7105.511102.80180.912Africa
MARMorocco101.255178104.7104.929101.36489.300Africa
SDNSudan99.834147104.1102.77898.88683.144Africa
TUNTunisia97.33676105.1105.68496.56182.801Africa
ESHWestern Sahara123.170229105.1103.972132.497104.472Africa
BWABotswana97.63483103.2102.59597.30667.321Africa
SWZEswatini98.244109102.9101.00499.88159.488Africa
LSOLesotho97.30275102.8100.27398.92359.286Africa
NAMNamibia93.19939101.199.48092.50756.409Africa
ZAFSouth Africa95.12152104.0103.59496.86749.974Africa
BENBenin100.418160104.1102.70299.88880.885Africa
BFABurkina Faso99.366138104.2103.21998.11567.590Africa
CPVCabo Verde98.874127103.3102.934102.40353.184Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire101.853186103.0101.185102.42499.949Africa
GMBGambia99.068133103.2102.20497.19088.499Africa
GHAGhana99.480140103.8102.55398.85181.280Africa
GINGuinea97.99997104.5103.25696.09170.830Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau97.66985104.1102.59096.24865.743Africa
LBRLiberia99.286135103.9102.52198.45177.682Africa
MLIMali101.941191103.3102.261102.49685.036Africa
MRTMauritania96.22563103.3102.59692.26787.531Africa
NERNiger102.922197104.0103.302103.58183.815Africa
NGANigeria102.224194103.8102.927102.27091.896Africa
SHNSaint Helena92.55331105.4105.52581.933110.321Africa
SENSenegal96.80767103.1102.42094.65368.630Africa
SLESierra Leone100.462161103.4102.157100.61279.583Africa
TGOTogo101.110173102.8101.876101.31888.655Africa
KAZKazakhstan92.93234106.4106.00893.43554.427Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan96.43166105.6104.36895.11364.514Asia
TJKTajikistan101.313179106.3105.31299.87487.484Asia
TKMTurkmenistan98.176104106.7105.44197.84367.580Asia
UZBUzbekistan100.196154107.9107.48399.70871.155Asia
CHNChina104.105205110.8114.724106.68882.468Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR85.2204107.7107.97880.69088.526Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR88.15410108.0107.64483.51593.767Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China97.84493106.8107.510100.12383.323Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea98.186105106.0105.342101.77471.677Asia
JPNJapan94.53047105.1104.728102.62277.385Asia
MNGMongolia98.260110104.4105.32098.10262.706Asia
KORRepublic of Korea99.597142105.8105.556105.40077.273Asia
AFGAfghanistan101.910189105.1104.704101.15574.296Asia
BGDBangladesh98.156103104.9104.10396.89688.885Asia
BTNBhutan112.113226104.8106.089115.46296.949Asia
INDIndia106.516214107.3109.040107.40190.591Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)101.884187105.2105.206102.48288.138Asia
MDVMaldives134.240230105.1107.220145.264114.664Asia
NPLNepal92.09227104.9104.10287.92685.132Asia
PAKPakistan101.701185105.5104.679101.17785.831Asia
LKASri Lanka92.82633104.4103.69494.56767.721Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam106.982215107.6107.752108.61688.517Asia
KHMCambodia97.94795105.2105.22198.44266.049Asia
IDNIndonesia101.365181106.1105.423102.80476.827Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic101.572182105.3103.984101.61786.398Asia
MYSMalaysia104.360209106.5106.519105.45689.590Asia
MMRMyanmar99.008131106.6105.45099.78173.582Asia
PHLPhilippines103.204199107.7107.292103.70879.199Asia
SGPSingapore109.464220106.0106.497113.04196.727Asia
THAThailand94.18646106.4106.11696.00477.301Asia
TLSTimor-Leste104.057204107.1106.691104.15687.152Asia
VNMViet Nam97.68386110.9110.77998.73867.186Asia
ARMArmenia81.7001108.7110.30781.57151.535Asia
AZEAzerbaijan97.45879111.8114.08896.10668.627Asia
BHRBahrain162.045234103.8103.984186.559116.396Asia
CYPCyprus100.343156106.5106.031102.68685.296Asia
GEOGeorgia88.66412106.7106.91993.25553.304Asia
IRQIraq100.478162105.7105.14399.79168.419Asia
ISRIsrael99.610143105.5105.278101.19881.098Asia
JORJordan107.332217104.9104.033110.05191.637Asia
KWTKuwait154.463233104.7116.203164.696191.044Asia
LBNLebanon94.05544105.3105.57092.42176.898Asia
OMNOman154.432232104.3103.937185.37791.315Asia
QATQatar261.243236104.0104.355326.012172.259Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia135.318231105.1105.098149.498115.310Asia
PSEState of Palestine99.640145105.1104.08298.22278.761Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic100.204155105.2104.834100.12576.148Asia
TURTürkiye100.389159105.0105.259103.20871.753Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates224.444235104.6107.104266.727115.822Asia
YEMYemen102.012192105.9104.867101.56474.657Asia
BLRBelarus85.2265105.9104.55892.09351.566Europe
BGRBulgaria94.15645106.0105.845103.56566.283Europe
CZECzechia97.29674105.3105.018105.03072.505Europe
HUNHungary92.59232105.9105.353101.12162.290Europe
POLPoland94.00842106.0105.369100.32867.556Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova91.18723106.2104.08995.71856.697Europe
ROURomania93.78341105.5104.969101.07664.796Europe
RUSRussian Federation86.7258105.7105.50993.52650.163Europe
SVKSlovakia95.66158105.5104.866102.01567.715Europe
UKRUkraine83.8203106.3107.20093.22148.088Europe
DNKDenmark99.027132105.7105.486102.12985.817Europe
ESTEstonia90.57520106.1105.609102.22554.933Europe
FROFaroe Islands107.274216106.7105.112111.73795.573Europe
FINFinland97.72187105.2104.669103.81979.860Europe
GGYGuernsey98.973130105.4103.151101.74285.326Europe
ISLIceland105.154212106.0105.894108.04493.105Europe
IRLIreland98.291111105.6104.91498.57389.565Europe
IMNIsle of Man98.092102105.0103.336100.34689.100Europe
JEYJersey97.48481105.4101.139101.21780.575Europe
LVALatvia86.6727106.4107.45897.96651.841Europe
LTULithuania88.61611105.2105.615100.32952.767Europe
NORNorway101.900188106.2105.625105.01288.979Europe
SWESweden101.666183105.6105.919105.29088.238Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom97.76590105.5105.258100.00085.055Europe
ALBAlbania99.249134107.0104.087100.13191.697Europe
ANDAndorra104.384210106.2104.104106.89793.700Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina96.92668106.7105.009101.92375.897Europe
HRVCroatia95.07151106.0105.827103.12270.763Europe
GIBGibraltar99.869149106.5105.327101.53691.230Europe
GRCGreece95.59357106.4105.74498.27683.491Europe
ITAItaly95.28655105.9105.826100.61578.453Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)99.358137106.9107.081100.73278.338Europe
MLTMalta108.970219106.7107.571116.91986.368Europe
MNEMontenegro94.86849106.9107.85199.15169.585Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia99.334136107.7107.564103.07477.085Europe
PRTPortugal89.39016105.6104.51293.60772.048Europe
SMRSan Marino94.90750106.6106.48996.98082.745Europe
SRBSerbia92.10328106.9106.820100.17263.011Europe
SVNSlovenia101.165175106.3105.926109.31977.732Europe
ESPSpain96.14162106.4106.189100.70977.688Europe
AUTAustria97.05969105.5105.858101.67678.416Europe
BELBelgium97.76791104.9104.700101.96080.900Europe
FRAFrance93.43340104.9104.52897.22376.607Europe
DEUGermany97.45078105.6105.550103.38178.630Europe
LIELiechtenstein98.503117116.3111.27499.66986.827Europe
LUXLuxembourg101.336180105.3104.761104.56085.075Europe
MCOMonaco96.04960104.9102.75898.88789.865Europe
NLDNetherlands98.892128105.2105.121101.38787.516Europe
CHESwitzerland98.751122105.1105.523102.43383.084Europe
AIAAnguilla95.53056103.6100.48595.17190.660North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda91.48225103.2102.98392.23071.355North America
ABWAruba89.02114104.3104.16990.11073.082North America
BHSBahamas91.24124102.8102.09891.28072.512North America
BRBBarbados92.21229103.5103.45394.02776.076North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba104.358208105.0101.201106.07499.974North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands93.00536105.3104.24192.22185.195North America
CYMCayman Islands101.673184103.692.723105.62087.223North America
CUBCuba98.386114107.1106.842101.01681.169North America
CUWCuraçao92.21330104.7104.17897.72861.861North America
DMADominica98.708121103.6103.112100.33980.395North America
DOMDominican Republic100.600166104.4103.943101.22885.060North America
GRDGrenada99.839148104.0103.956101.50181.831North America
GLPGuadeloupe82.4582103.4103.30081.25270.642North America
HTIHaiti98.085101103.0101.62898.24874.885North America
JAMJamaica98.347113103.9103.69699.26378.859North America
MTQMartinique85.2646102.6103.02685.95373.517North America
MSRMontserrat111.194224104.3104.673109.416123.413North America
PRIPuerto Rico89.07515105.2104.92691.57975.152North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy110.351222104.0114.223115.24678.540North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis93.17637103.7101.72492.72082.029North America
LCASaint Lucia97.66084103.1103.01899.57776.020North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)90.54319104.0106.07689.79171.224North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines103.388200103.3103.173104.59596.681North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)114.863227103.9221.551112.25477.039North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago97.15872104.1103.677100.03573.983North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands101.212177104.995.836105.85880.842North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands86.7979103.9103.17289.63867.260North America
BLZBelize101.026172105.2104.772100.02395.063North America
CRICosta Rica99.935151104.5104.363101.22185.532North America
SLVEl Salvador90.84722104.8105.73089.28365.853North America
GTMGuatemala97.94896103.9103.00397.08979.150North America
HNDHonduras101.924190105.1104.879101.96983.388North America
MEXMexico95.17953103.9103.02294.41181.219North America
NICNicaragua97.13771103.5103.02696.68074.668North America
PANPanama99.958152105.4105.047100.38884.008North America
ARGArgentina98.063100105.1105.457101.80169.576South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)100.382158104.2103.726101.00475.219South America
BRABrazil96.42465104.5104.08097.89074.738South America
CHLChile98.527118104.3103.892100.76481.793South America
COLColombia97.16973104.5104.15497.83178.927South America
ECUEcuador99.633144104.7104.253100.24182.169South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)100.582165103.0116.39699.44586.117South America
GUFFrench Guiana98.751123103.6103.65897.18490.246South America
GUYGuyana96.10061103.7103.05095.46975.384South America
PRYParaguay100.622167105.0104.619100.81582.745South America
PERPeru98.02699104.1103.63797.72384.929South America
SURSuriname98.908129104.0103.513101.27168.517South America
URYUruguay94.05243105.5105.16599.69164.250South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)97.74788105.3105.37398.57273.000South America
BMUBermuda92.95035104.0104.40098.30272.307North America
CANCanada98.813124105.5104.806101.49786.259North America
GRLGreenland110.077221105.0106.166110.244117.012North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon98.842126105.499.896105.03177.912North America
USAUnited States of America98.01698104.9104.723100.78582.726North America
AUSAustralia98.653119105.6105.50199.66388.513Oceania
NZLNew Zealand98.321112105.3105.11499.31487.816Oceania
FJIFiji100.558164107.1104.352101.36077.633Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia98.837125105.9105.61698.91786.558Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea106.327213107.7107.750105.619105.340Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands104.225207107.0107.522102.60695.425Oceania
VUTVanuatu101.141174107.0106.53397.308106.092Oceania
GUMGuam101.201176107.0106.749103.77379.628Oceania
KIRKiribati95.28054107.1105.03292.50660.678Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands104.151206107.0108.417102.083103.883Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)100.972170107.0106.226101.18277.907Oceania
NRUNauru103.083198107.2107.542102.37964.251Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands116.039228115.1116.909116.931109.636Oceania
PLWPalau107.593218107.7110.017112.22077.480Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa97.55182106.0106.33096.98275.565Oceania
COKCook Islands90.68621106.0106.02687.38281.387Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia102.100193105.9105.923101.83896.607Oceania
NIUNiue88.68813107.198.00490.40969.516Oceania
WSMSamoa104.011203107.6107.868103.41385.693Oceania
TKLTokelau100.159153103.0100.962102.60181.564Oceania
TONTonga97.90894108.1107.30795.05578.801Oceania
TUVTuvalu104.927211107.0108.022107.66571.896Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands91.51626104.8106.25586.15295.169Oceania
World 101.016 105.6 106.158 102.813 79.570

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