Sex ratio at birth in OECD members
OECD members: Sex ratio at birth was 1.05 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 male births per female births
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
29th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.06 male births per female births
in 1993
All-time low
1.05 male births per female births
in 2018
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in OECD members, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in OECD members is 1.05 male births per female births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in OECD members peaked at 1.06 male births per female births in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.05 male births per female births, in 2018.
OECD members ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio at birth in OECD members, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.05 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.05 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 | -0.1% |
| 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 | +0.1% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.05 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 | -0.0% |
| 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 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 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 | 1.05 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 | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in OECD members?
- Sex ratio at birth in OECD members was 1.05 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 male births per female births in 1993.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 male births per female births in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for sex ratio at birth?
- OECD members ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.