Sex ratio at birth by country

Countries reporting
74
Highest
1.16
Liechtenstein
Lowest
1.04
Djibouti
Median
1.06
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
4,808

What the numbers show

Sex ratio at birth is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 1.16 in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 1.04 in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.06, and the mean is 1.06.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 0.9%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 9.0%).

Sex ratio at birth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Liechtenstein 1.16 2024 down 9.0% rising
2 Azerbaijan 1.11 2024 down 3.3% rising
3 Armenia 1.08 2024 down 4.1% rising
4 Uzbekistan 1.08 2024 down 0.4% flat
5 North Macedonia 1.08 2024 unchanged flat
6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.07 2024 down 4.7% flat
6 Serbia 1.07 2024 down 0.1% flat
8 Albania 1.07 2024 down 2.4% flat
8 Malta 1.07 2024 down 0.6% flat
10 Turkmenistan 1.07 2024 unchanged flat
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.07 2024 down 0.1% flat
10 Montenegro 1.07 2024 down 1.7% flat
13 Georgia 1.07 2024 down 0.9% flat
14 Cyprus 1.06 2024 unchanged flat
14 San Marino 1.06 2024 down 0.1% flat
14 Spain 1.06 2024 down 0.1% flat
17 Kazakhstan 1.06 2024 unchanged flat
17 Greece 1.06 2024 up 0.4% flat
19 Slovenia 1.06 2024 up 0.4% flat
19 Latvia 1.06 2024 down 0.1% flat
19 Tajikistan 1.06 2024 up 0.2% flat
19 Andorra 1.06 2024 up 0.3% flat
23 Republic of Moldova 1.06 2024 down 0.2% flat
23 Ukraine 1.06 2024 down 0.3% flat
25 Norway 1.06 2024 up 0.5% flat
25 Estonia 1.06 2024 up 0.2% flat
25 Poland 1.06 2024 up 0.2% flat
28 Croatia 1.06 2024 down 0.5% flat
28 Bulgaria 1.06 2024 up 0.2% flat
30 Italy 1.06 2024 unchanged flat
30 Belarus 1.06 2024 down 0.6% flat
30 Iceland 1.06 2024 up 0.9% flat
30 Hungary 1.06 2024 up 0.4% flat
30 Yemen 1.06 2024 up 0.1% flat
35 Iraq 1.06 2024 down 0.1% flat
35 Portugal 1.06 2024 up 0.4% flat
35 Libya 1.06 2024 unchanged flat
35 Russian Federation 1.06 2024 down 0.3% flat
39 Kyrgyzstan 1.06 2024 down 0.4% flat
39 Germany 1.06 2024 up 0.2% flat
39 Romania 1.06 2024 down 0.4% flat
39 Denmark 1.06 2024 unchanged flat
39 Sweden 1.06 2024 down 0.5% flat
39 Ireland 1.06 2024 up 0.1% flat
45 Slovakia 1.05 2024 up 0.3% flat
45 Egypt 1.05 2024 up 0.5% flat
45 Austria 1.05 2024 down 1.0% flat
45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.05 2024 up 0.1% flat
49 Czechia 1.05 2024 unchanged flat
50 Netherlands 1.05 2024 up 0.5% flat
50 Syrian Arab Republic 1.05 2024 up 0.1% flat
50 Luxembourg 1.05 2024 down 0.2% flat
50 Lebanon 1.05 2024 up 0.2% flat
54 Finland 1.05 2024 up 0.4% flat
54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.05 2024 down 0.3% flat
54 Lithuania 1.05 2024 down 0.1% flat
57 Palestine, State of 1.05 2024 down 0.1% flat
57 Saudi Arabia 1.05 2024 unchanged flat
57 Switzerland 1.05 2024 down 0.8% flat
60 France 1.05 2024 up 0.3% flat
60 Türkiye 1.05 2024 down 0.5% flat
60 Tunisia 1.05 2024 down 0.9% flat
63 Belgium 1.05 2024 down 0.3% flat
63 Monaco 1.05 2024 up 0.4% flat
63 Jordan 1.05 2024 down 0.2% flat
66 Morocco 1.05 2024 up 0.1% flat
66 Kuwait 1.05 2024 down 0.4% flat
68 Algeria 1.05 2024 unchanged flat
69 United Arab Emirates 1.04 2024 down 0.4% flat
70 Oman 1.04 2024 down 0.2% flat
71 Sudan 1.04 2023 down 0.1% flat
71 Qatar 1.04 2024 up 0.2% flat
73 Bahrain 1.04 2024 down 0.3% flat
74 Djibouti 1.04 2023 down 0.1% flat

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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
74 places, 4,808 data points, 1960–2024
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