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Sex ratio at birth (females per 1,000 males) - Gender Statistics
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Sex ratio at birth refers the number of female live births per 1,000 male live births.
Sex ratio at birth (females per 1,000 males) - Gender Statistics (2008)
Rank
Country
Value
1
Rwanda
990.10
2
Mayotte
984.25
3
Togo
982.32
4
Zimbabwe
980.39
5
Ivory Coast
978.47
6
Namibia
975.61
7
Madagascar
974.66
8
Mali
971.82
9
Uganda
970.87
10
Lesotho
970.87
11
Angola
970.87
12
Gambia
970.87
13
Guinea-Bissau
970.87
14
Equatorial Guinea
970.87
15
Tanzania
970.87
16
Zambia
970.87
17
Chad
970.87
18
Kenya
970.87
19
Kuwait
970.87
20
Burundi
970.87
21
Swaziland
970.87
22
Eritrea
970.87
23
Sao Tome and Principe
970.87
24
Somalia
970.87
25
Sierra Leone
970.87
26
Gabon
970.87
27
Mozambique
970.87
28
Saudi Arabia
970.87
29
Belize
970.87
30
Liberia
970.87
31
Malawi
970.87
32
Botswana
970.87
33
Central African Republic
970.87
34
Burma
970.87
35
Ethiopia
970.87
36
Cameroon
970.87
37
Republic of the Congo
970.87
38
St. Lucia
970.87
39
Cape Verde
970.87
40
Democratic Republic of the Congo
970.87
41
South Africa
970.87
42
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
970.87
43
Senegal
968.99
44
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
968.01
45
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
968.01
46
Nigeria
966.18
47
Maldives
966.18
48
Low income
965.79
49
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
965.75
50
Barbados
965.25
51
Least developed countries: UN classification
965
52
Bangladesh
963.39
53
Trinidad and Tobago
963.39
54
Djibouti
962.46
55
Sri Lanka
961.54
56
Argentina
961.54
57
Chile
961.54
58
Bhutan
961.54
59
High income: nonOECD
960.39
60
Mauritius
959.69
61
Benin
958.77
62
Niger
957.85
63
Bahamas
957.85
64
Burkina Faso
956.94
65
Turkmenistan
956.02
66
Finland
954.20
67
Uzbekistan
953.29
68
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
953.12
69
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)
953.11
70
Qatar
952.38
71
El Salvador
952.38
72
Netherlands Antilles
952.38
73
Syria
952.38
74
United Arab Emirates
952.38
75
Honduras
952.38
76
Thailand
952.38
77
Tajikistan
952.38
78
Timor-Leste
952.38
79
Belgium
952.38
80
Tonga
952.38
81
Bahrain
952.38
82
Turkey
952.38
83
Uruguay
952.38
84
Bolivia
952.38
85
Brazil
952.38
86
Venezuela
952.38
87
Vietnam
952.38
88
West Bank and Gaza
952.38
89
Yemen
952.38
90
Colombia
952.38
91
Comoros
952.38
92
Costa Rica
952.38
93
Dominican Republic
952.38
94
Algeria
952.38
95
Ecuador
952.38
96
Egypt
952.38
97
Ghana
952.38
98
Grenada
952.38
99
Guatemala
952.38
100
Guyana
952.38
101
Haiti
952.38
102
Indonesia
952.38
103
Iran
952.38
104
Jamaica
952.38
105
Jordan
952.38
106
Cambodia
952.38
107
Laos
952.38
108
Lebanon
952.38
109
Aruba
952.38
110
Macau
952.38
111
Morocco
952.38
112
Mexico
952.38
113
Mongolia
952.38
114
Libya
952.38
115
New Caledonia
952.38
116
Nicaragua
952.38
117
Nepal
952.38
118
Oman
952.38
119
Pakistan
952.38
120
Panama
952.38
121
Peru
952.38
122
Paraguay
952.38
123
French Polynesia
952.38
124
Arab World
951.91
125
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)
951.73
126
Upper middle income
951.56
127
United States
951.47
128
Netherlands
951.47
129
United Kingdom
951.47
130
North America
951.19
131
Switzerland
950.57
132
France
950.57
133
Middle East & North Africa (developing only)
950.35
134
Australia
949.67
135
Puerto Rico
949.67
136
Slovenia
948.77
137
Denmark
948.77
138
Sudan
948.77
139
OECD members
948.43
140
High income
948.22
141
Canada
947.87
142
Germany
947.87
143
Kyrgyzstan
947.87
144
Brunei Darussalam
947.87
145
Austria
947.87
146
High income: OECD
947.06
147
Slovakia
946.97
148
Japan
946.97
149
European Union
946.22
150
Norway
946.07
151
Cuba
946.07
152
Latvia
946.07
153
Channel Islands
946.07
154
Euro area
945.70
155
Czech Republic
945.18
156
Lithuania
945.18
157
Guam
945.18
158
Poland
945.18
159
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)
945.03
160
Croatia
944.29
161
Sweden
944.29
162
Estonia
944.29
163
Kazakhstan
944.29
164
Russia
944.11
165
Ukraine
943.75
166
Europe & Central Asia (developing only)
943.67
167
Afghanistan
943.40
168
New Zealand
943.40
169
Philippines
943.40
170
Israel
943.40
171
Malta
943.40
172
Iceland
943.40
173
Fiji
943.40
174
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
943.40
175
Bulgaria
943.40
176
Hungary
943.40
177
Malaysia
943.40
178
Portugal
943.40
179
Moldova
942.51
180
Guinea
941.62
181
Romania
940.73
182
Luxembourg
940.73
183
Italy
940.73
184
Spain
939.85
185
Belarus
938.97
186
Iraq
938.97
187
Hong Kong
937.21
188
Greece
937.21
189
Low & middle income
934.90
190
Ireland
934.58
191
Cyprus
934.58
192
Tunisia
934.58
193
Micronesia
934.58
194
Albania
934.58
195
Vanuatu
934.58
196
South Asia
934.54
197
Bosnia and Herzegovina
932.84
198
Singapore
931.97
199
Mauritania
927.64
200
Papua New Guinea
925.93
201
Suriname
925.93
202
Macedonia
925.93
203
Montenegro
925.93
204
India
925.93
205
Western Samoa
925.93
206
Serbia
925.93
207
Middle income
925.53
208
Lower middle income
919.66
209
Solomon Islands
917.43
210
North Korea
909.92
211
South Korea
909.92
212
Georgia
901.55
213
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)
888.37
214
East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
884.62
215
Azerbaijan
865.37
216
Armenia
857.94
217
China
836.16
Country Comparison Graph