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Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Name: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: social, male births per female births, sex, ratio, birth, male, births, per, female

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1.1Male births per female births

Median: 1.1Male births per female births

Countries Covered

215

with available data

Highest

Liechtenstein

1.2Male births per female births

Lowest

Zambia

1.0Male births per female births

Top 5 Countries

1Liechtenstein1.2Male births per female births

2Northern Mariana Islands1.2Male births per female births

3Azerbaijan1.1Male births per female births

4Vietnam1.1Male births per female births

5People's Republic of China1.1Male births per female births

By Region

Asia1.1Male births per female births(26 countries)

Europe1.1Male births per female births(32 countries)

Oceania1.1Male births per female births(2 countries)

Other1.0Male births per female births(135 countries)

South America1.0Male births per female births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0Male births per female births)High (1.2Male births per female births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.1Male births per female births)

Asia (26)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

Other (135)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Liechtenstein	1.2Male births per female births
2	Northern Mariana Islands	1.2Male births per female births
3	Azerbaijan	1.1Male births per female births
4	Vietnam	1.1Male births per female births
5	People's Republic of China	1.1Male births per female births
6	Armenia	1.1Male births per female births
7	Tonga	1.1Male births per female births
8	Macao	1.1Male births per female births
9	Uzbekistan	1.1Male births per female births
10	Hong Kong	1.1Male births per female births
11	Palau	1.1Male births per female births
12	Philippines	1.1Male births per female births
13	Papua New Guinea	1.1Male births per female births
14	The Republic of North Macedonia	1.1Male births per female births
15	Samoa	1.1Male births per female births
16	Brunei Darussalam	1.1Male births per female births
17	Nauru	1.1Male births per female births
18	Fiji	1.1Male births per female births
19	Kiribati	1.1Male births per female births
20	India	1.1Male births per female births
21	Timor-Leste	1.1Male births per female births
22	Cuba	1.1Male births per female births
23	Guam	1.1Male births per female births
24	Vanuatu	1.1Male births per female births
25	Micronesia, Federated States of	1.1Male births per female births
26	Marshall Islands	1.1Male births per female births
27	Tuvalu	1.1Male births per female births
28	Solomon Islands	1.1Male births per female births
29	Serbia	1.1Male births per female births
30	Malta	1.1Male births per female births
31	Albania	1.1Male births per female births
32	Faroe Islands	1.1Male births per female births
33	Montenegro	1.1Male births per female births
34	Turkmenistan	1.1Male births per female births
35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.1Male births per female births
36	Myanmar	1.1Male births per female births
37	Georgia	1.1Male births per female births
38	Cyprus	1.1Male births per female births
39	Gibraltar	1.1Male births per female births
40	Malaysia	1.1Male births per female births
41	San Marino	1.1Male births per female births
42	Spain	1.1Male births per female births
43	Greece	1.1Male births per female births
44	Kazakhstan	1.1Male births per female births
45	Thailand	1.1Male births per female births
46	Latvia	1.1Male births per female births
47	Slovenia	1.1Male births per female births
48	Tajikistan	1.1Male births per female births
49	Andorra	1.1Male births per female births
50	Moldova, Republic of	1.1Male births per female births
51	Ukraine	1.1Male births per female births
52	Estonia	1.1Male births per female births
53	Norway	1.1Male births per female births
54	Poland	1.1Male births per female births
55	Bulgaria	1.1Male births per female births
56	Croatia	1.1Male births per female births
57	Indonesia	1.1Male births per female births
58	North Korea	1.1Male births per female births
59	Singapore	1.1Male births per female births
60	American Samoa	1.1Male births per female births
61	Belarus	1.1Male births per female births
62	French Polynesia	1.1Male births per female births
63	Hungary	1.1Male births per female births
64	Iceland	1.1Male births per female births
65	Italy	1.1Male births per female births
66	South Korea	1.1Male births per female births
67	New Caledonia	1.1Male births per female births
68	Yemen	1.1Male births per female births
69	Iraq	1.1Male births per female births
70	Libya	1.1Male births per female births
71	Portugal	1.1Male births per female births
72	Russian Federation	1.1Male births per female births
73	Denmark	1.1Male births per female births
74	Germany	1.1Male births per female births
75	Ireland	1.1Male births per female births
76	Kyrgyzstan	1.1Male births per female births
77	Romania	1.1Male births per female births
78	Sweden	1.1Male births per female births
79	Australia	1.1Male births per female births
80	Canada	1.1Male births per female births
81	Ethiopia	1.1Male births per female births
82	Israel	1.1Male births per female births
83	Pakistan	1.1Male births per female births
84	Slovakia	1.1Male births per female births
85	Egypt	1.1Male births per female births
86	United Kingdom	1.1Male births per female births
87	Uruguay	1.1Male births per female births
88	Austria	1.1Male births per female births
89	Czech Republic	1.1Male births per female births
90	Cambodia	1.1Male births per female births
91	Lao People's Democratic Republic	1.1Male births per female births
92	Lebanon	1.1Male births per female births
93	Luxembourg	1.1Male births per female births
94	Netherlands	1.1Male births per female births
95	New Zealand	1.1Male births per female births
96	Panama	1.1Male births per female births
97	Syrian Arab Republic	1.1Male births per female births
98	Virgin Islands, British	1.1Male births per female births
99	Finland	1.1Male births per female births
100	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.1Male births per female births
101	Lithuania	1.1Male births per female births
102	Puerto Rico	1.1Male births per female births
103	Venezuela	1.1Male births per female births
104	State of Palestine	1.1Male births per female births
105	Honduras	1.1Male births per female births
106	Japan	1.1Male births per female births
107	Maldives	1.1Male births per female births
108	Saudi Arabia	1.1Male births per female births
109	Switzerland	1.1Male births per female births
110	Afghanistan	1.1Male births per female births
111	Argentina	1.1Male births per female births
112	Belize	1.1Male births per female births
113	France	1.1Male births per female births
114	Greenland	1.1Male births per female births
115	Paraguay	1.1Male births per female births
116	Tunisia	1.1Male births per female births
117	Türkiye	1.1Male births per female births
118	Isle of Man	1.1Male births per female births
119	Jordan	1.0Male births per female births
120	Monaco	1.0Male births per female births
121	Nepal	1.0Male births per female births
122	Turks and Caicos Islands	1.0Male births per female births
123	United States of America	1.0Male births per female births
124	Bangladesh	1.0Male births per female births
125	Belgium	1.0Male births per female births
126	El Salvador	1.0Male births per female births
127	Bhutan	1.0Male births per female births
128	Kuwait	1.0Male births per female births
129	Morocco	1.0Male births per female births
130	Curaçao	1.0Male births per female births
131	Colombia	1.0Male births per female births
132	Costa Rica	1.0Male births per female births
133	Ecuador	1.0Male births per female births
134	Algeria	1.0Male births per female births
135	Guinea	1.0Male births per female births
136	United Arab Emirates	1.0Male births per female births
137	Brazil	1.0Male births per female births
138	Sri Lanka	1.0Male births per female births
139	Dominican Republic	1.0Male births per female births
140	Mongolia	1.0Male births per female births
141	Oman	1.0Male births per female births
142	Somalia	1.0Male births per female births
143	Chile	1.0Male births per female births
144	Aruba	1.0Male births per female births
145	Chad	1.0Male births per female births
146	Benin	1.0Male births per female births
147	Burkina Faso	1.0Male births per female births
148	Bolivia	1.0Male births per female births
149	Peru	1.0Male births per female births
150	Qatar	1.0Male births per female births
151	Sudan	1.0Male births per female births
152	Niger	1.0Male births per female births
153	Guinea-Bissau	1.0Male births per female births
154	Saint Martin (French part)	1.0Male births per female births
155	South Africa	1.0Male births per female births
156	Suriname	1.0Male births per female births
157	Trinidad and Tobago	1.0Male births per female births
158	Bermuda	1.0Male births per female births
159	Grenada	1.0Male births per female births
160	Guatemala	1.0Male births per female births
161	Jamaica	1.0Male births per female births
162	Mexico	1.0Male births per female births
163	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1.0Male births per female births
164	Virgin Islands, U.S.	1.0Male births per female births
165	Ghana	1.0Male births per female births
166	Liberia	1.0Male births per female births
167	Madagascar	1.0Male births per female births
168	Nigeria	1.0Male births per female births
169	Bahrain	1.0Male births per female births
170	Djibouti	1.0Male births per female births
171	Guyana	1.0Male births per female births
172	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.0Male births per female births
173	Cayman Islands	1.0Male births per female births
174	Seychelles	1.0Male births per female births
175	Dominica	1.0Male births per female births
176	Mauritius	1.0Male births per female births
177	Nicaragua	1.0Male births per female births
178	South Sudan	1.0Male births per female births
179	Barbados	1.0Male births per female births
180	Sierra Leone	1.0Male births per female births
181	Cape Verde	1.0Male births per female births
182	Mali	1.0Male births per female births
183	Mauritania	1.0Male births per female births
184	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.0Male births per female births
185	Central African Republic	1.0Male births per female births
186	Comoros	1.0Male births per female births
187	Equatorial Guinea	1.0Male births per female births
188	Eritrea	1.0Male births per female births
189	Republic of The Gambia	1.0Male births per female births
190	Antigua and Barbuda	1.0Male births per female births
191	Botswana	1.0Male births per female births
192	Haiti	1.0Male births per female births
193	Saint Lucia	1.0Male births per female births
194	Senegal	1.0Male births per female births
195	United Republic of Tanzania	1.0Male births per female births
196	Cameroon	1.0Male births per female births
197	Cote d'Ivoire	1.0Male births per female births
198	Eswatini	1.0Male births per female births
199	Uganda	1.0Male births per female births
200	Lesotho	1.0Male births per female births
201	Togo	1.0Male births per female births
202	Angola	1.0Male births per female births
203	Bahamas	1.0Male births per female births
204	Sao Tome and Principe	1.0Male births per female births
205	Republic of the Congo	1.0Male births per female births
206	Rwanda	1.0Male births per female births
207	Burundi	1.0Male births per female births
208	Zimbabwe	1.0Male births per female births
209	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.0Male births per female births
210	Gabon	1.0Male births per female births
211	Kenya	1.0Male births per female births
212	Mozambique	1.0Male births per female births
213	Malawi	1.0Male births per female births
214	Namibia	1.0Male births per female births
215	Zambia	1.0Male births per female births

Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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