East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vietnam: Sex ratio at birth

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.09 male births per female births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.11 male births per female births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
Vietnam rank
4th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Vietnam
00.250.50.7511.2196019922024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.11 male births per female births against 1.09 male births per female births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.02 male births per female births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 1.06 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0017 male births per female births Vietnam
1970s 1.07 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0011 male births per female births East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.08 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0161 male births per female births East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.12 male births per female births 1.06 male births per female births 0.0534 male births per female births East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.13 male births per female births 1.09 male births per female births 0.0453 male births per female births East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.12 male births per female births 1.12 male births per female births 0.0048 male births per female births Vietnam
2020s 1.09 male births per female births 1.11 male births per female births 0.0248 male births per female births Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.11 male births per female births against 1.09 male births per female births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vietnam?
0.02 male births per female births, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vietnam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vietnam rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 4th of 47 groups.
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

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
Last refreshed

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.