demographic2023
Sex ratio at age 40
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
103.1males per 100 females
Median: 99.6males per 100 females
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Qatar
343.4males per 100 females
Lowest
Saint Helena
44.0males per 100 females
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar343.4males per 100 females
2Bahrain242.3males per 100 females
3Oman226.0males per 100 females
4Saudi Arabia215.9males per 100 females
5Maldives205.3males per 100 females
By Region
Asia120.7males per 100 females(27 countries)
Europe103.6males per 100 females(32 countries)
Africa101.2males per 100 females(9 countries)
Other100.4males per 100 females(155 countries)
South America99.7males per 100 females(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (44.0males per 100 females)High (343.4males per 100 females)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 103.1males per 100 females)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
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 | Qatar | 343.4males per 100 females |
| 2 | Bahrain | 242.3males per 100 females |
| 3 | Oman | 226.0males per 100 females |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 215.9males per 100 females |
| 5 | Maldives | 205.3males per 100 females |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 197.6males per 100 females |
| 7 | Kuwait | 196.9males per 100 females |
| 8 | Seychelles | 174.0males per 100 females |
| 9 | Palau | 150.5males per 100 females |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 141.2males per 100 females |
| 11 | Western Sahara | 139.6males per 100 females |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 128.3males per 100 females |
| 13 | Tuvalu | 128.2males per 100 females |
| 14 | Bhutan | 124.0males per 100 females |
| 15 | Malta | 120.3males per 100 females |
| 16 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 119.2males per 100 females |
| 17 | Malaysia | 117.1males per 100 females |
| 18 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 117.1males per 100 females |
| 19 | Greenland | 114.3males per 100 females |
| 20 | Iceland | 113.7males per 100 females |
| 21 | Slovenia | 113.2males per 100 females |
| 22 | Faroe Islands | 113.0males per 100 females |
| 23 | Niue | 112.5males per 100 females |
| 24 | Gabon | 112.4males per 100 females |
| 25 | Lithuania | 112.4males per 100 females |
| 26 | Jordan | 111.1males per 100 females |
| 27 | Suriname | 109.5males per 100 females |
| 28 | Cyprus | 109.5males per 100 females |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 109.5males per 100 females |
| 30 | Romania | 109.1males per 100 females |
| 31 | Mauritius | 108.3males per 100 females |
| 32 | India | 107.9males per 100 females |
| 33 | American Samoa | 107.7males per 100 females |
| 34 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 107.6males per 100 females |
| 35 | Northern Mariana Islands | 107.5males per 100 females |
| 36 | Estonia | 107.4males per 100 females |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 107.3males per 100 females |
| 38 | Finland | 107.3males per 100 females |
| 39 | Czech Republic | 106.7males per 100 females |
| 40 | Slovakia | 106.4males per 100 females |
| 41 | Guernsey | 106.3males per 100 females |
| 42 | Singapore | 106.3males per 100 females |
| 43 | South Korea | 106.2males per 100 females |
| 44 | Sweden | 106.1males per 100 females |
| 45 | United States of America | 106.0males per 100 females |
| 46 | Algeria | 105.9males per 100 females |
| 47 | People's Republic of China | 105.8males per 100 females |
| 48 | Norway | 105.7males per 100 females |
| 49 | Libya | 105.7males per 100 females |
| 50 | Niger | 105.3males per 100 females |
| 51 | Ukraine | 104.9males per 100 females |
| 52 | Latvia | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 53 | Kenya | 104.1males per 100 females |
| 54 | Andorra | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 55 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 56 | Hungary | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 57 | Botswana | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 58 | Comoros | 103.7males per 100 females |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 103.6males per 100 females |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 103.5males per 100 females |
| 61 | Mali | 103.5males per 100 females |
| 62 | Indonesia | 103.5males per 100 females |
| 63 | Croatia | 103.3males per 100 females |
| 64 | Poland | 103.1males per 100 females |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 103.0males per 100 females |
| 66 | Germany | 102.9males per 100 females |
| 67 | Cuba | 102.8males per 100 females |
| 68 | Yemen | 102.8males per 100 females |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 102.7males per 100 females |
| 70 | Pakistan | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 71 | Egypt | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 102.5males per 100 females |
| 73 | Nigeria | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 74 | Dominica | 102.3males per 100 females |
| 75 | Jamaica | 102.3males per 100 females |
| 76 | North Korea | 102.1males per 100 females |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 102.1males per 100 females |
| 78 | Mongolia | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 79 | Japan | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 80 | Switzerland | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 81 | Denmark | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 82 | Türkiye | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 83 | Argentina | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 84 | Chile | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 85 | Jersey | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 86 | Bolivia | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 87 | Honduras | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 101.6males per 100 females |
| 89 | Paraguay | 101.6males per 100 females |
| 90 | Guam | 101.5males per 100 females |
| 91 | Philippines | 101.4males per 100 females |
| 92 | Republic of the Congo | 101.3males per 100 females |
| 93 | Spain | 101.3males per 100 females |
| 94 | Greece | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 95 | Italy | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 96 | Gibraltar | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 100 | Austria | 101.1males per 100 females |
| 101 | Netherlands | 101.0males per 100 females |
| 102 | Morocco | 101.0males per 100 females |
| 103 | Panama | 100.8males per 100 females |
| 104 | Myanmar | 100.7males per 100 females |
| 105 | Uruguay | 100.6males per 100 females |
| 106 | Zambia | 100.5males per 100 females |
| 107 | Belarus | 100.3males per 100 females |
| 108 | Fiji | 100.2males per 100 females |
| 109 | Canada | 100.2males per 100 females |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 100.2males per 100 females |
| 111 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 112 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 115 | Madagascar | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 116 | Belgium | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 117 | Israel | 99.7males per 100 females |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 99.6males per 100 females |
| 119 | Ghana | 99.6males per 100 females |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 99.5males per 100 females |
| 121 | Senegal | 99.5males per 100 females |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 99.5males per 100 females |
| 123 | Ecuador | 99.4males per 100 females |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | 99.3males per 100 females |
| 125 | South Africa | 99.3males per 100 females |
| 126 | Iraq | 99.2males per 100 females |
| 127 | Australia | 99.1males per 100 females |
| 128 | Vietnam | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 129 | Grenada | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 131 | Albania | 98.8males per 100 females |
| 132 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 98.8males per 100 females |
| 133 | Cameroon | 98.7males per 100 females |
| 134 | Belize | 98.7males per 100 females |
| 135 | French Polynesia | 98.7males per 100 females |
| 136 | Thailand | 98.6males per 100 females |
| 137 | Taiwan, Province of China | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 138 | Republic of The Gambia | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 140 | New Zealand | 98.4males per 100 females |
| 141 | Benin | 98.4males per 100 females |
| 142 | Haiti | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 145 | Colombia | 98.2males per 100 females |
| 146 | Montenegro | 98.2males per 100 females |
| 147 | San Marino | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 148 | Peru | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 149 | Liberia | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 150 | Chad | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 151 | Brazil | 98.0males per 100 females |
| 152 | Somalia | 97.9males per 100 females |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 97.8males per 100 females |
| 154 | Serbia | 97.7males per 100 females |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 156 | Guatemala | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.5males per 100 females |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 97.3males per 100 females |
| 159 | Djibouti | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 160 | Eswatini | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 97.1males per 100 females |
| 162 | Bermuda | 97.1males per 100 females |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 97.0males per 100 females |
| 164 | Curaçao | 97.0males per 100 females |
| 165 | Cambodia | 96.9males per 100 females |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96.8males per 100 females |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 96.7males per 100 females |
| 168 | Uganda | 96.6males per 100 females |
| 169 | Burundi | 96.4males per 100 females |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.3males per 100 females |
| 171 | State of Palestine | 96.3males per 100 females |
| 172 | Angola | 96.1males per 100 females |
| 173 | Liechtenstein | 95.8males per 100 females |
| 174 | Samoa | 95.8males per 100 females |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 95.8males per 100 females |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 95.7males per 100 females |
| 177 | France | 95.6males per 100 females |
| 178 | Nauru | 95.3males per 100 females |
| 179 | Namibia | 95.1males per 100 females |
| 180 | Rwanda | 94.8males per 100 females |
| 181 | Portugal | 94.6males per 100 females |
| 182 | Eritrea | 94.6males per 100 females |
| 183 | Venezuela | 94.5males per 100 females |
| 184 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 94.2males per 100 females |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 94.2males per 100 females |
| 186 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93.9males per 100 females |
| 187 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 93.8males per 100 females |
| 188 | Georgia | 93.3males per 100 females |
| 189 | Moldova, Republic of | 93.3males per 100 females |
| 190 | Barbados | 93.3males per 100 females |
| 191 | Sri Lanka | 92.9males per 100 females |
| 192 | Lesotho | 92.6males per 100 females |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 92.2males per 100 females |
| 194 | Monaco | 92.2males per 100 females |
| 195 | Anguilla | 92.0males per 100 females |
| 196 | Tunisia | 91.5males per 100 females |
| 197 | Ireland | 91.5males per 100 females |
| 198 | Nicaragua | 91.4males per 100 females |
| 199 | Isle of Man | 90.6males per 100 females |
| 200 | Guinea | 90.5males per 100 females |
| 201 | Lebanon | 90.3males per 100 females |
| 202 | Togo | 90.2males per 100 females |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 90.1males per 100 females |
| 204 | Kiribati | 90.1males per 100 females |
| 205 | Bahamas | 89.3males per 100 females |
| 206 | South Sudan | 89.1males per 100 females |
| 207 | Puerto Rico | 88.6males per 100 females |
| 208 | Guyana | 88.4males per 100 females |
| 209 | Sudan | 87.8males per 100 females |
| 210 | Malawi | 87.5males per 100 females |
| 211 | Tokelau | 87.5males per 100 females |
| 212 | Mauritania | 87.4males per 100 females |
| 213 | Mexico | 87.4males per 100 females |
| 214 | Armenia | 87.4males per 100 females |
| 215 | Aruba | 85.8males per 100 females |
| 216 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 85.5males per 100 females |
| 217 | Mozambique | 85.5males per 100 females |
| 218 | Mayotte | 85.0males per 100 females |
| 219 | Wallis and Futuna | 84.9males per 100 females |
| 220 | Virgin Islands, British | 84.0males per 100 females |
| 221 | French Guiana | 83.4males per 100 females |
| 222 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 82.6males per 100 females |
| 223 | Zimbabwe | 82.2males per 100 females |
| 224 | Macao | 81.8males per 100 females |
| 225 | Saint Barthélemy | 81.7males per 100 females |
| 226 | Reunion | 80.2males per 100 females |
| 227 | Nepal | 79.7males per 100 females |
| 228 | Saint Martin (French part) | 77.2males per 100 females |
| 229 | El Salvador | 77.1males per 100 females |
| 230 | Montserrat | 74.2males per 100 females |
| 231 | Central African Republic | 72.0males per 100 females |
| 232 | Tonga | 71.8males per 100 females |
| 233 | Martinique | 71.5males per 100 females |
| 234 | Guadeloupe | 65.0males per 100 females |
| 235 | Hong Kong | 62.9males per 100 females |
| 236 | Saint Helena | 44.0males per 100 females |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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