demographic2023
Sex ratio at age 50
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
101.4males per 100 females
Median: 97.3males per 100 females
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Qatar
344.5males per 100 females
Lowest
Zimbabwe
64.2males per 100 females
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar344.5males per 100 females
2United Arab Emirates231.0males per 100 females
3Oman210.0males per 100 females
4Saudi Arabia205.2males per 100 females
5Bahrain193.4males per 100 females
By Region
Asia119.2males per 100 females(27 countries)
Europe99.9males per 100 females(32 countries)
Other99.2males per 100 females(155 countries)
Africa97.9males per 100 females(9 countries)
South America97.9males 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 (64.2males per 100 females)High (344.5males per 100 females)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 101.4males per 100 females)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
Other (155)
Africa (9)
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 | 344.5males per 100 females |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 231.0males per 100 females |
| 3 | Oman | 210.0males per 100 females |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 205.2males per 100 females |
| 5 | Bahrain | 193.4males per 100 females |
| 6 | Kuwait | 184.3males per 100 females |
| 7 | Tokelau | 166.7males per 100 females |
| 8 | Western Sahara | 159.6males per 100 females |
| 9 | Saint Helena | 158.1males per 100 females |
| 10 | Maldives | 148.7males per 100 females |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 136.2males per 100 females |
| 12 | Seychelles | 129.1males per 100 females |
| 13 | Palau | 128.6males per 100 females |
| 14 | Greenland | 125.6males per 100 females |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 124.9males per 100 females |
| 16 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 122.6males per 100 females |
| 17 | Bhutan | 122.5males per 100 females |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 120.1males per 100 females |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 119.7males per 100 females |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 115.9males per 100 females |
| 21 | Mayotte | 113.9males per 100 females |
| 22 | Jordan | 113.8males per 100 females |
| 23 | Bermuda | 112.6males per 100 females |
| 24 | Malta | 112.2males per 100 females |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 111.3males per 100 females |
| 26 | Montserrat | 110.3males per 100 females |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110.2males per 100 females |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 110.1males per 100 females |
| 29 | Gabon | 110.0males per 100 females |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 109.4males per 100 females |
| 31 | Grenada | 109.3males per 100 females |
| 32 | Comoros | 109.2males per 100 females |
| 33 | Slovenia | 109.2males per 100 females |
| 34 | Northern Mariana Islands | 109.1males per 100 females |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 108.8males per 100 females |
| 36 | Malaysia | 108.1males per 100 females |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 107.8males per 100 females |
| 38 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 106.9males per 100 females |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 106.3males per 100 females |
| 40 | Iceland | 105.8males per 100 females |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 105.5males per 100 females |
| 42 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 105.2males per 100 females |
| 43 | Suriname | 105.2males per 100 females |
| 44 | Norway | 104.9males per 100 females |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 104.8males per 100 females |
| 47 | Finland | 104.7males per 100 females |
| 48 | Algeria | 104.7males per 100 females |
| 49 | India | 104.2males per 100 females |
| 50 | United States of America | 104.0males per 100 females |
| 51 | Egypt | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 52 | Singapore | 103.8males per 100 females |
| 53 | American Samoa | 103.7males per 100 females |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 103.6males per 100 females |
| 55 | Niger | 103.4males per 100 females |
| 56 | Libya | 103.3males per 100 females |
| 57 | Estonia | 103.2males per 100 females |
| 58 | Dominica | 102.9males per 100 females |
| 59 | Sweden | 102.8males per 100 females |
| 60 | Spain | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 61 | South Korea | 102.6males per 100 females |
| 62 | Samoa | 102.5males per 100 females |
| 63 | Mali | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 64 | People's Republic of China | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 65 | Andorra | 102.4males per 100 females |
| 66 | Belgium | 102.2males per 100 females |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 102.0males per 100 females |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 101.9males per 100 females |
| 69 | Slovakia | 101.8males per 100 females |
| 70 | Japan | 101.8males per 100 females |
| 71 | Romania | 101.7males per 100 females |
| 72 | Peru | 101.3males per 100 females |
| 73 | Mauritius | 101.3males per 100 females |
| 74 | Fiji | 101.2males per 100 females |
| 75 | Switzerland | 101.0males per 100 females |
| 76 | Kenya | 101.0males per 100 females |
| 77 | Hungary | 100.9males per 100 females |
| 78 | Yemen | 100.6males per 100 females |
| 79 | Pakistan | 100.5males per 100 females |
| 80 | Nigeria | 100.5males per 100 females |
| 81 | Poland | 100.3males per 100 females |
| 82 | Germany | 100.3males per 100 females |
| 83 | Bolivia | 100.2males per 100 females |
| 84 | Türkiye | 100.1males per 100 females |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 86 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 87 | Indonesia | 100.0males per 100 females |
| 88 | Chile | 99.9males per 100 females |
| 89 | Morocco | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 90 | North Korea | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 91 | Paraguay | 99.8males per 100 females |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 99.7males per 100 females |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.6males per 100 females |
| 94 | Croatia | 99.6males per 100 females |
| 95 | Malawi | 99.4males per 100 females |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99.4males per 100 females |
| 97 | Philippines | 99.3males per 100 females |
| 98 | Argentina | 99.1males per 100 females |
| 99 | Denmark | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | 99.0males per 100 females |
| 101 | Jersey | 98.8males per 100 females |
| 102 | Italy | 98.8males per 100 females |
| 103 | Panama | 98.7males per 100 females |
| 104 | Republic of the Congo | 98.5males per 100 females |
| 105 | Senegal | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 106 | Netherlands | 98.3males per 100 females |
| 107 | Uruguay | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 108 | Madagascar | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 109 | Canada | 98.1males per 100 females |
| 110 | Ireland | 97.8males per 100 females |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 112 | France | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 113 | Israel | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 114 | Australia | 97.6males per 100 females |
| 115 | Afghanistan | 97.4males per 100 females |
| 116 | Austria | 97.4males per 100 females |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 97.3males per 100 females |
| 118 | Myanmar | 97.3males per 100 females |
| 119 | Ecuador | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 120 | Lithuania | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 121 | Honduras | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 122 | Cameroon | 97.2males per 100 females |
| 123 | Guam | 96.8males per 100 females |
| 124 | Vietnam | 96.8males per 100 females |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 96.7males per 100 females |
| 126 | Ghana | 96.6males per 100 females |
| 127 | Cuba | 96.5males per 100 females |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 96.5males per 100 females |
| 129 | Taiwan, Province of China | 96.3males per 100 females |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 96.3males per 100 females |
| 131 | Belize | 96.2males per 100 females |
| 132 | Haiti | 96.1males per 100 females |
| 133 | New Zealand | 96.1males per 100 females |
| 134 | Iraq | 95.9males per 100 females |
| 135 | Greece | 95.9males per 100 females |
| 136 | Chad | 95.9males per 100 females |
| 137 | Isle of Man | 95.8males per 100 females |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.5males per 100 females |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 95.5males per 100 females |
| 140 | Tunisia | 95.5males per 100 females |
| 141 | Botswana | 95.4males per 100 females |
| 142 | Jamaica | 95.3males per 100 females |
| 143 | Burundi | 95.3males per 100 females |
| 144 | Zambia | 95.2males per 100 females |
| 145 | Benin | 95.1males per 100 females |
| 146 | Somalia | 95.0males per 100 females |
| 147 | Namibia | 95.0males per 100 females |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 95.0males per 100 females |
| 149 | Brazil | 95.0males per 100 females |
| 150 | Guernsey | 94.8males per 100 females |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 94.8males per 100 females |
| 152 | Mongolia | 94.8males per 100 females |
| 153 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 94.8males per 100 females |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 94.7males per 100 females |
| 155 | Togo | 94.7males per 100 females |
| 156 | Latvia | 94.6males per 100 females |
| 157 | Djibouti | 94.4males per 100 females |
| 158 | Colombia | 94.4males per 100 females |
| 159 | Serbia | 94.2males per 100 females |
| 160 | Anguilla | 94.2males per 100 females |
| 161 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 93.9males per 100 females |
| 162 | Liberia | 93.8males per 100 females |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.7males per 100 females |
| 164 | Lesotho | 93.7males per 100 females |
| 165 | Uganda | 93.6males per 100 females |
| 166 | Nauru | 93.6males per 100 females |
| 167 | Venezuela | 93.2males per 100 females |
| 168 | Nicaragua | 93.0males per 100 females |
| 169 | Cyprus | 92.9males per 100 females |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 92.9males per 100 females |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.7males per 100 females |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 92.7males per 100 females |
| 173 | Costa Rica | 92.6males per 100 females |
| 174 | Republic of The Gambia | 92.5males per 100 females |
| 175 | Cambodia | 92.4males per 100 females |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 92.1males per 100 females |
| 177 | Thailand | 92.1males per 100 females |
| 178 | Tajikistan | 91.8males per 100 females |
| 179 | State of Palestine | 91.7males per 100 females |
| 180 | Macao | 91.7males per 100 females |
| 181 | Portugal | 91.4males per 100 females |
| 182 | South Africa | 91.4males per 100 females |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 91.1males per 100 females |
| 184 | Angola | 90.9males per 100 females |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | 90.5males per 100 females |
| 186 | Barbados | 90.4males per 100 females |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 90.3males per 100 females |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 90.1males per 100 females |
| 189 | Azerbaijan | 90.1males per 100 females |
| 190 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 90.0males per 100 females |
| 191 | Monaco | 89.9males per 100 females |
| 192 | Bahamas | 89.6males per 100 females |
| 193 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 89.5males per 100 females |
| 194 | Guyana | 89.4males per 100 females |
| 195 | Belarus | 89.3males per 100 females |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.1males per 100 females |
| 197 | Russian Federation | 88.9males per 100 females |
| 198 | Guatemala | 88.7males per 100 females |
| 199 | Nepal | 88.3males per 100 females |
| 200 | San Marino | 88.3males per 100 females |
| 201 | Montenegro | 88.0males per 100 females |
| 202 | South Sudan | 87.8males per 100 females |
| 203 | Antigua and Barbuda | 87.7males per 100 females |
| 204 | Reunion | 87.5males per 100 females |
| 205 | Lebanon | 87.2males per 100 females |
| 206 | Eswatini | 87.2males per 100 females |
| 207 | Mauritania | 86.8males per 100 females |
| 208 | Eritrea | 86.3males per 100 females |
| 209 | Wallis and Futuna | 85.7males per 100 females |
| 210 | Georgia | 85.2males per 100 females |
| 211 | Mexico | 85.2males per 100 females |
| 212 | Mozambique | 85.2males per 100 females |
| 213 | Turkmenistan | 84.6males per 100 females |
| 214 | Albania | 84.6males per 100 females |
| 215 | Kiribati | 83.9males per 100 females |
| 216 | Aruba | 83.9males per 100 females |
| 217 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 83.9males per 100 females |
| 218 | Ukraine | 83.9males per 100 females |
| 219 | Sudan | 83.6males per 100 females |
| 220 | Virgin Islands, British | 83.4males per 100 females |
| 221 | Curaçao | 83.3males per 100 females |
| 222 | Moldova, Republic of | 83.1males per 100 females |
| 223 | Guinea | 82.6males per 100 females |
| 224 | Saint Barthélemy | 81.7males per 100 females |
| 225 | Armenia | 81.3males per 100 females |
| 226 | French Guiana | 80.6males per 100 females |
| 227 | Saint Martin (French part) | 80.6males per 100 females |
| 228 | Rwanda | 80.0males per 100 females |
| 229 | Niue | 78.6males per 100 females |
| 230 | Tonga | 78.2males per 100 females |
| 231 | Martinique | 76.9males per 100 females |
| 232 | Central African Republic | 70.7males per 100 females |
| 233 | Guadeloupe | 70.3males per 100 females |
| 234 | El Salvador | 70.2males per 100 females |
| 235 | Hong Kong | 68.6males per 100 females |
| 236 | Zimbabwe | 64.2males per 100 females |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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