Hong Kong vs Macao: Sex ratio at birth
Hong Kong
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Macao
1.08 male births per female births
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
10th
Macao rank
8th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Hong Kong, a difference of 0 male births per female births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 10th and Macao ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0067 male births per female births | Macao |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0044 male births per female births | Macao |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 0.0019 male births per female births | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0001 male births per female births | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0213 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 0.0129 male births per female births | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0034 male births per female births | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.08 male births per female births against 1.08 male births per female births in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0 male births per female births, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Hong Kong ranks 10th and Macao ranks 8th 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.