China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Sex ratio at birth
China
1.1 male births per female births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.09 male births per female births
in 2024
China rank
5th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- China
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 1.1 male births per female births against 1.09 male births per female births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.01 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
China ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0001 male births per female births | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0011 male births per female births | China |
| 1980s | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0068 male births per female births | China |
| 1990s | 1.15 male births per female births | 1.12 male births per female births | 0.0301 male births per female births | China |
| 2000s | 1.18 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 0.0462 male births per female births | China |
| 2010s | 1.15 male births per female births | 1.12 male births per female births | 0.0331 male births per female births | China |
| 2020s | 1.11 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 0.0184 male births per female births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- China, at 1.1 male births per female births against 1.09 male births per female births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 0.01 male births per female births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- China ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.