Sex ratio at birth in World
World: 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
down 0.1%
Rank
20th
of 47 groups
All-time high
1.08 male births per female births
in 1998
All-time low
1.05 male births per female births
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in World, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
World recorded 1.05 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in World peaked at 1.08 male births per female births in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.05 male births per female births, in 1961.
World ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio at birth in World, 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 | +0.1% |
| 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 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 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 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 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 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
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 | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Naoero 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 Timor-Leste 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Cuba 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Guam 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Solomon Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Tuvalu 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Vanuatu 1.07 male births per female births compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in World?
- Sex ratio at birth in World 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 male births per female births in 1998.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 male births per female births in 1961.
- How does World rank for sex ratio at birth?
- World ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.