Italy vs South Korea: Sex ratio at birth
Italy
1.06 male births per female births
in 2024
South Korea
1.06 male births per female births
in 2024
Italy rank
63rd
South Korea rank
63rd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.06 male births per female births against 1.06 male births per female births in South Korea, 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 South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and South Korea ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0071 male births per female births | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0004 male births per female births | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 0.032 male births per female births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 0.063 male births per female births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 0.0208 male births per female births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.002 male births per female births | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 0.0012 male births per female births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 1.06 male births per female births against 1.06 male births per female births in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Italy and South Korea?
- 0 male births per female births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Italy ranks 63rd and South Korea ranks 63rd 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.