China vs Upper middle income: Sex ratio at birth

China
1.1 male births per female births
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.07 male births per female births
in 2024
China rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
6th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • China
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.1 male births per female births against 1.07 male births per female births in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.03 male births per female births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 218 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.06 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0044 male births per female births China
1970s 1.07 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0074 male births per female births China
1980s 1.09 male births per female births 1.07 male births per female births 0.0193 male births per female births China
1990s 1.15 male births per female births 1.09 male births per female births 0.0525 male births per female births China
2000s 1.18 male births per female births 1.1 male births per female births 0.0737 male births per female births China
2010s 1.15 male births per female births 1.1 male births per female births 0.0569 male births per female births China
2020s 1.11 male births per female births 1.07 male births per female births 0.0347 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 Upper middle income?
China, at 1.1 male births per female births against 1.07 male births per female births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between China and Upper middle income?
0.03 male births per female births, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
China ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)
Unit
male births per female births
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.