Sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Sex ratio at birth was 1.16 male births per female births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.16 male births per female births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.28 male births per female births
in 2015
All-time low
0.967 male births per female births
in 1997
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
In 2024, sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein stood at 1.16 male births per female births.
That represents a change of down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein peaked at 1.28 male births per female births in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.967 male births per female births, in 1997.
That places Liechtenstein 1st out of 218 countries 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.02 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.01 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.01 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.04 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.04 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 male births per female births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1 male births per female births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.983 male births per female births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.971 male births per female births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.967 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.974 male births per female births | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.99 male births per female births | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 male births per female births | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 male births per female births | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 male births per female births | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 male births per female births | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 male births per female births | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.12 male births per female births | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 male births per female births | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 male births per female births | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.16 male births per female births | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 male births per female births | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2 male births per female births | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 male births per female births | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 male births per female births | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.27 male births per female births | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.28 male births per female births | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.28 male births per female births | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 male births per female births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 male births per female births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2 male births per female births | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 male births per female births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.16 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1.16 male births per female births is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1.16 male births per female births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 male births per female births, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.01 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 male births per female births | 0.967 male births per female births | 1.04 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 male births per female births | 1.01 male births per female births | 1.18 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 male births per female births | 1.2 male births per female births | 1.28 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 male births per female births | 1.16 male births per female births | 1.16 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 2 Northern Mariana Islands 1.15 male births per female births compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1.11 male births per female births compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1.11 male births per female births compare
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,058 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 214 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 223 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 20,390 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein?
- Sex ratio at birth in Liechtenstein was 1.16 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 male births per female births in 2015.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.967 male births per female births in 1997.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Liechtenstein ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.