Sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Sex ratio at birth was 1.06 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.06 male births per female births
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.07 male births per female births
in 1960
All-time low
1.05 male births per female births
in 1986
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 1.06 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.07 male births per female births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.05 male births per female births, in 1986.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 13 Brunei 1.08 male births per female births compare
- 13 North Macedonia 1.08 male births per female births compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 1.08 male births per female births compare
- 13 Samoa 1.08 male births per female births compare
- 17 Nauru 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 18 Fiji 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 18 India 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 18 Kiribati 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 18 East Timor 1.07 male births per female births compare
More health data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Sex ratio at birth in Central Europe and the Baltics was 1.06 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1960.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 male births per female births in 1986.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.