Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.POP.BRTH.MF•Male births per female births•1960 → 2023•217 countries
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Liechtenstein
LIE
1.163 Male births per female births
2023
Northern Mariana Islands
MNP
1.151 Male births per female births
2023
Azerbaijan
AZE
1.118 Male births per female births
2023
Viet Nam
VNM
1.109 Male births per female births
2023
China
CHN
1.108 Male births per female births
2023
Armenia
ARM
1.087 Male births per female births
2023
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Male births per female births
≤ 1.03
1.03 – 1.04
1.04 – 1.05
1.05 – 1.05
1.05 – 1.06
1.06 – 1.07
> 1.07
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
Countries
217
Median
1.1
Mean
1.1
25th pctl
1
75th pctl
1.1
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
LiechtensteinNorthern Mariana IslandsAzerbaijan
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.16 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 1.15 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 1.12 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.11 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 1.11 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.09 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 1.08 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| KosovoXKX | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.07 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.06 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.05 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 1.04 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 1.03 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 1.02 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 1.02 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 1.02 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.02 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 1.01 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 1.01 Male births per female births | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 1.01 Male births per female births | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)