Sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Sex ratio at birth was 1.09 male births per female births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 male births per female births
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.13 male births per female births
in 2007
All-time low
1.06 male births per female births
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1.09 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.13 male births per female births in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.06 male births per female births, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.06 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.09 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.09 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.12 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.12 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.12 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.12 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.12 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 male births per female births | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.11 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 male births per female births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.1 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 male births per female births | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 male births per female births | 1.11 male births per female births | 1.13 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Liechtenstein 1.16 male births per female births compare
- 2 Northern Mariana Islands 1.15 male births per female births compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1.11 male births per female births compare
- 4 Vietnam 1.11 male births per female births compare
- 5 China 1.1 male births per female births compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Sex ratio at birth in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.09 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 male births per female births in 2007.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 male births per female births in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for sex ratio at birth?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.