Sex ratio at birth in IDA total
IDA total: Sex ratio at birth was 1.04 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.04 male births per female births
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
36th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.05 male births per female births
in 1990
All-time low
1.04 male births per female births
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in IDA total, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 1.04 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in IDA total peaked at 1.05 male births per female births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.04 male births per female births, in 2013.
IDA total ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio at birth in IDA total, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.04 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 34 Montenegro 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 38 Georgia 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 38 Myanmar 1.07 male births per female births compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in IDA total?
- Sex ratio at birth in IDA total was 1.04 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 male births per female births in 1990.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 male births per female births in 2013.
- How does IDA total rank for sex ratio at birth?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA total 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.