demographic2023
Sex ratio at age 20
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
104.2males per 100 females
Median: 103.8males per 100 females
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
200.0males per 100 females
Lowest
Tokelau
75.0males per 100 females
Top 5 Countries
1Holy See (Vatican City State)200.0males per 100 females
2United Arab Emirates146.3males per 100 females
3Qatar145.4males per 100 females
4Bahrain145.4males per 100 females
5Montserrat136.8males per 100 females
By Region
Asia108.6males per 100 females(27 countries)
Oceania105.3males per 100 females(2 countries)
Europe105.0males per 100 females(32 countries)
North America103.5males per 100 females(4 countries)
Other103.5males per 100 females(155 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (75.0males per 100 females)High (200.0males per 100 females)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 104.2males per 100 females)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Other (155)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 200.0males per 100 females |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 146.3males per 100 females |
| 3 | Qatar | 145.4males per 100 females |
| 4 | Bahrain | 145.4males per 100 females |
| 5 | Montserrat | 136.8males per 100 females |
| 6 | Maldives | 132.9males per 100 females |
| 7 | Singapore | 121.4males per 100 females |
| 8 | San Marino | 117.6males per 100 females |
| 9 | People's Republic of China | 117.1males per 100 females |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 115.3males per 100 females |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 114.4males per 100 females |
| 12 | Seychelles | 112.7males per 100 females |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 111.9males per 100 females |
| 14 | Lebanon | 111.6males per 100 females |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 111.4males per 100 females |
| 16 | Malaysia | 111.3males per 100 females |
| 17 | Northern Mariana Islands | 110.9males per 100 females |
| 18 | Palau | 110.9males per 100 females |
| 19 | Malta | 110.9males per 100 females |
| 20 | Greece | 110.8males per 100 females |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 110.7males per 100 females |
| 22 | American Samoa | 110.7males per 100 females |
| 23 | India | 110.1males per 100 females |
| 24 | Bermuda | 110.0males per 100 females |
| 25 | Taiwan, Province of China | 109.7males per 100 females |
| 26 | Curaçao | 109.4males per 100 females |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 109.1males per 100 females |
| 28 | Gibraltar | 108.9males per 100 females |
| 29 | Isle of Man | 108.9males per 100 females |
| 30 | Western Sahara | 108.9males per 100 females |
| 31 | South Korea | 108.8males per 100 females |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108.6males per 100 females |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 108.6males per 100 females |
| 34 | Albania | 108.4males per 100 females |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 108.1males per 100 females |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 107.4males per 100 females |
| 37 | Venezuela | 107.3males per 100 females |
| 38 | Mongolia | 107.2males per 100 females |
| 39 | Guadeloupe | 107.0males per 100 females |
| 40 | Samoa | 106.9males per 100 females |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 106.8males per 100 females |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106.8males per 100 females |
| 43 | Germany | 106.7males per 100 females |
| 44 | Switzerland | 106.6males per 100 females |
| 45 | United States of America | 106.6males per 100 females |
| 46 | Guam | 106.5males per 100 females |
| 47 | Sweden | 106.5males per 100 females |
| 48 | Georgia | 106.4males per 100 females |
| 49 | Tuvalu | 106.4males per 100 females |
| 50 | Spain | 106.4males per 100 females |
| 51 | Bhutan | 106.3males per 100 females |
| 52 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 106.3males per 100 females |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | 106.2males per 100 females |
| 54 | Aruba | 106.2males per 100 females |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 106.0males per 100 females |
| 56 | Italy | 106.0males per 100 females |
| 57 | Japan | 105.9males per 100 females |
| 58 | Belarus | 105.8males per 100 females |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 105.8males per 100 females |
| 60 | France | 105.7males per 100 females |
| 61 | Latvia | 105.7males per 100 females |
| 62 | El Salvador | 105.6males per 100 females |
| 63 | Greenland | 105.5males per 100 females |
| 64 | Slovenia | 105.5males per 100 females |
| 65 | Libya | 105.4males per 100 females |
| 66 | Tunisia | 105.4males per 100 females |
| 67 | New Zealand | 105.4males per 100 females |
| 68 | Hungary | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 69 | Pakistan | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 70 | Ukraine | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 71 | Austria | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 72 | Indonesia | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 73 | Faroe Islands | 105.2males per 100 females |
| 74 | Croatia | 105.2males per 100 females |
| 75 | Australia | 105.2males per 100 females |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 105.1males per 100 females |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 105.1males per 100 females |
| 78 | Slovakia | 105.1males per 100 females |
| 79 | Reunion | 105.0males per 100 females |
| 80 | Thailand | 105.0males per 100 females |
| 81 | Belgium | 105.0males per 100 females |
| 82 | Portugal | 104.9males per 100 females |
| 83 | Morocco | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 84 | Finland | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 85 | Poland | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 86 | Argentina | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 87 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 88 | Comoros | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 89 | Cyprus | 104.7males per 100 females |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 104.7males per 100 females |
| 91 | Iraq | 104.6males per 100 females |
| 92 | Honduras | 104.6males per 100 females |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 104.5males per 100 females |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 104.5males per 100 females |
| 95 | Cuba | 104.5males per 100 females |
| 96 | Denmark | 104.4males per 100 females |
| 97 | North Korea | 104.4males per 100 females |
| 98 | Uruguay | 104.4males per 100 females |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 104.4males per 100 females |
| 100 | Türkiye | 104.4males per 100 females |
| 101 | Guernsey | 104.3males per 100 females |
| 102 | Yemen | 104.3males per 100 females |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 104.2males per 100 females |
| 104 | Romania | 104.2males per 100 females |
| 105 | Netherlands | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 106 | Lithuania | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 107 | Algeria | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 108 | Norway | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 109 | Myanmar | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 110 | Panama | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 112 | Martinique | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 113 | Israel | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 104.0males per 100 females |
| 115 | Egypt | 104.0males per 100 females |
| 116 | Niger | 103.9males per 100 females |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 103.9males per 100 females |
| 118 | Paraguay | 103.9males per 100 females |
| 119 | Montenegro | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 120 | Nigeria | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 121 | Ecuador | 103.7males per 100 females |
| 122 | Guyana | 103.6males per 100 females |
| 123 | Belize | 103.5males per 100 females |
| 124 | Jamaica | 103.5males per 100 females |
| 125 | Senegal | 103.4males per 100 females |
| 126 | Canada | 103.3males per 100 females |
| 127 | Jersey | 103.3males per 100 females |
| 128 | Chile | 103.2males per 100 females |
| 129 | Brazil | 103.2males per 100 females |
| 130 | Benin | 103.1males per 100 females |
| 131 | Barbados | 103.1males per 100 females |
| 132 | Andorra | 103.0males per 100 females |
| 133 | Grenada | 103.0males per 100 females |
| 134 | Colombia | 103.0males per 100 females |
| 135 | Monaco | 103.0males per 100 females |
| 136 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 102.9males per 100 females |
| 137 | South Africa | 102.9males per 100 females |
| 138 | Oman | 102.9males per 100 females |
| 139 | Mali | 102.8males per 100 females |
| 140 | Saint Barthélemy | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 141 | Ireland | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 146 | Bolivia | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 102.5males per 100 females |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 102.5males per 100 females |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 150 | Suriname | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 151 | Guinea | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 102.3males per 100 females |
| 153 | Estonia | 102.3males per 100 females |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 102.2males per 100 females |
| 155 | Nauru | 102.2males per 100 females |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 102.2males per 100 females |
| 157 | Mexico | 102.2males per 100 females |
| 158 | Guatemala | 102.1males per 100 females |
| 159 | Namibia | 102.1males per 100 females |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 161 | Chad | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 162 | Somalia | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 163 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 164 | Kiribati | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 165 | Peru | 101.8males per 100 females |
| 166 | Saint Martin (French part) | 101.8males per 100 females |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 101.8males per 100 females |
| 168 | Cambodia | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 169 | Mauritius | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 170 | Jordan | 101.6males per 100 females |
| 171 | Liberia | 101.6males per 100 females |
| 172 | Ghana | 101.6males per 100 females |
| 173 | Republic of The Gambia | 101.5males per 100 females |
| 174 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 101.4males per 100 females |
| 175 | Madagascar | 101.4males per 100 females |
| 176 | South Sudan | 101.4males per 100 females |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 101.3males per 100 females |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 179 | Eritrea | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 180 | Sudan | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 181 | Philippines | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 182 | Djibouti | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 183 | Eswatini | 100.9males per 100 females |
| 184 | Republic of the Congo | 100.9males per 100 females |
| 185 | Vietnam | 100.7males per 100 females |
| 186 | Haiti | 100.5males per 100 females |
| 187 | Iceland | 100.4males per 100 females |
| 188 | United Republic of Tanzania | 100.3males per 100 females |
| 189 | Gabon | 100.3males per 100 females |
| 190 | Cameroon | 100.2males per 100 females |
| 191 | Botswana | 100.1males per 100 females |
| 192 | Armenia | 100.1males per 100 females |
| 193 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 195 | Burundi | 99.9males per 100 females |
| 196 | Lesotho | 99.7males per 100 females |
| 197 | Angola | 99.6males per 100 females |
| 198 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 99.5males per 100 females |
| 199 | Bahamas | 99.4males per 100 females |
| 200 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 99.4males per 100 females |
| 201 | Uganda | 99.2males per 100 females |
| 202 | Serbia | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 203 | Moldova, Republic of | 98.9males per 100 females |
| 204 | Mozambique | 98.9males per 100 females |
| 205 | Zambia | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 206 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 207 | Fiji | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 208 | New Caledonia | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 209 | Malawi | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 210 | Kenya | 98.0males per 100 females |
| 211 | Zimbabwe | 97.9males per 100 females |
| 212 | Hong Kong | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 213 | State of Palestine | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 214 | Cayman Islands | 97.4males per 100 females |
| 215 | Rwanda | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 216 | Mauritania | 96.8males per 100 females |
| 217 | Nepal | 96.7males per 100 females |
| 218 | Anguilla | 96.4males per 100 females |
| 219 | Dominica | 96.3males per 100 females |
| 220 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.7males per 100 females |
| 221 | Kuwait | 95.6males per 100 females |
| 222 | Virgin Islands, British | 94.4males per 100 females |
| 223 | Togo | 94.0males per 100 females |
| 224 | Tonga | 94.0males per 100 females |
| 225 | Central African Republic | 93.8males per 100 females |
| 226 | Wallis and Futuna | 93.8males per 100 females |
| 227 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 92.5males per 100 females |
| 228 | French Guiana | 91.6males per 100 females |
| 229 | Tajikistan | 90.9males per 100 females |
| 230 | Bangladesh | 89.7males per 100 females |
| 231 | Mayotte | 88.9males per 100 females |
| 232 | Niue | 84.6males per 100 females |
| 233 | Saint Helena | 82.6males per 100 females |
| 234 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 81.0males per 100 females |
| 235 | Macao | 80.6males per 100 females |
| 236 | Tokelau | 75.0males per 100 females |
Showing 236 of 236 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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