Canada vs United Kingdom: Sex ratio at birth
Canada
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.05 male births per female births
in 2024
Canada rank
82nd
United Kingdom rank
82nd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 82nd and United Kingdom ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0044 male births per female births | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0026 male births per female births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0013 male births per female births | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.002 male births per female births | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0016 male births per female births | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0005 male births per female births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 0.0006 male births per female births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 1.05 male births per female births against 1.05 male births per female births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0 male births per female births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Canada ranks 82nd and United Kingdom ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.