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Sex ratio of the population in Australia

Sex ratio of the population in Australia was 98.5 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 116th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females98.5 Estimated
Change on 2022-0%
Rank116th of 236Countries ranked
Series high102.61956
Series low98.52023
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Sex ratio of the population in Australia, 1950 to 2023

989910010110210319501961197219831994200520231950: 101.6 males per 100 females1951: 102.1 males per 100 females1952: 102.4 males per 100 females1953: 102.5 males per 100 females1954: 102.4 males per 100 females1955: 102.5 males per 100 females1956: 102.6 males per 100 females1957: 102.5 males per 100 females1958: 102.3 males per 100 females1959: 102.1 males per 100 females1960: 102.1 males per 100 females1961: 102.1 males per 100 females1962: 101.9 males per 100 females1963: 101.7 males per 100 females1964: 101.6 males per 100 females1965: 101.5 males per 100 females1966: 101.5 males per 100 females1967: 101.4 males per 100 females1968: 101.3 males per 100 females1969: 101.3 males per 100 females1970: 101.2 males per 100 females1971: 101.1 males per 100 females1972: 101 males per 100 females1973: 100.9 males per 100 females1974: 100.8 males per 100 females1975: 100.7 males per 100 females1976: 100.5 males per 100 females1977: 100.3 males per 100 females1978: 100.1 males per 100 females1979: 99.9 males per 100 females1980: 99.8 males per 100 females1981: 99.7 males per 100 females1982: 99.7 males per 100 females1983: 99.8 males per 100 females1984: 99.8 males per 100 females1985: 99.8 males per 100 females1986: 99.8 males per 100 females1987: 99.7 males per 100 females1988: 99.6 males per 100 females1989: 99.6 males per 100 females1990: 99.5 males per 100 females1991: 99.4 males per 100 females1992: 99.3 males per 100 females1993: 99.2 males per 100 females1994: 99.1 males per 100 females1995: 99.1 males per 100 females1996: 99 males per 100 females1997: 98.8 males per 100 females1998: 98.7 males per 100 females1999: 98.6 males per 100 females2000: 98.5 males per 100 females2001: 98.5 males per 100 females2002: 98.5 males per 100 females2003: 98.6 males per 100 females2004: 98.6 males per 100 females2005: 98.7 males per 100 females2006: 98.7 males per 100 females2007: 98.9 males per 100 females2008: 99 males per 100 females2009: 99.1 males per 100 females2010: 99.1 males per 100 females2011: 99.1 males per 100 females2012: 99.1 males per 100 females2013: 99 males per 100 females2014: 98.8 males per 100 females2015: 98.6 males per 100 females2016: 98.5 males per 100 females2017: 98.5 males per 100 females2018: 98.5 males per 100 females2019: 98.5 males per 100 females2020: 98.5 males per 100 females2021: 98.5 males per 100 females2022: 98.5 males per 100 females2023: 98.5 males per 100 females9810010210419501975200020231950: 101.6 males per 100 females1951: 102.1 males per 100 females1952: 102.4 males per 100 females1953: 102.5 males per 100 females1954: 102.4 males per 100 females1955: 102.5 males per 100 females1956: 102.6 males per 100 females1957: 102.5 males per 100 females1958: 102.3 males per 100 females1959: 102.1 males per 100 females1960: 102.1 males per 100 females1961: 102.1 males per 100 females1962: 101.9 males per 100 females1963: 101.7 males per 100 females1964: 101.6 males per 100 females1965: 101.5 males per 100 females1966: 101.5 males per 100 females1967: 101.4 males per 100 females1968: 101.3 males per 100 females1969: 101.3 males per 100 females1970: 101.2 males per 100 females1971: 101.1 males per 100 females1972: 101 males per 100 females1973: 100.9 males per 100 females1974: 100.8 males per 100 females1975: 100.7 males per 100 females1976: 100.5 males per 100 females1977: 100.3 males per 100 females1978: 100.1 males per 100 females1979: 99.9 males per 100 females1980: 99.8 males per 100 females1981: 99.7 males per 100 females1982: 99.7 males per 100 females1983: 99.8 males per 100 females1984: 99.8 males per 100 females1985: 99.8 males per 100 females1986: 99.8 males per 100 females1987: 99.7 males per 100 females1988: 99.6 males per 100 females1989: 99.6 males per 100 females1990: 99.5 males per 100 females1991: 99.4 males per 100 females1992: 99.3 males per 100 females1993: 99.2 males per 100 females1994: 99.1 males per 100 females1995: 99.1 males per 100 females1996: 99 males per 100 females1997: 98.8 males per 100 females1998: 98.7 males per 100 females1999: 98.6 males per 100 females2000: 98.5 males per 100 females2001: 98.5 males per 100 females2002: 98.5 males per 100 females2003: 98.6 males per 100 females2004: 98.6 males per 100 females2005: 98.7 males per 100 females2006: 98.7 males per 100 females2007: 98.9 males per 100 females2008: 99 males per 100 females2009: 99.1 males per 100 females2010: 99.1 males per 100 females2011: 99.1 males per 100 females2012: 99.1 males per 100 females2013: 99 males per 100 females2014: 98.8 males per 100 females2015: 98.6 males per 100 females2016: 98.5 males per 100 females2017: 98.5 males per 100 females2018: 98.5 males per 100 females2019: 98.5 males per 100 females2020: 98.5 males per 100 females2021: 98.5 males per 100 females2022: 98.5 males per 100 females2023: 98.5 males per 100 females
males per 100 females. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodmales per 100 females
202398.5 Estimated
202298.5 Estimated
202198.5 Estimated
202098.5 Estimated
201998.5 Estimated
201898.5 Estimated
201798.5 Estimated
201698.5 Estimated
201598.6 Estimated
201498.8 Estimated
201399 Estimated
201299.1 Estimated
201199.1 Estimated
201099.1 Estimated
200999.1 Estimated
200899 Estimated
200798.9 Estimated
200698.7 Estimated
200598.7 Estimated
200498.6 Estimated
200398.6 Estimated
200298.5 Estimated
200198.5 Estimated
200098.5 Estimated
199998.6 Estimated
199898.7 Estimated
199798.8 Estimated
199699 Estimated
199599.1 Estimated
199499.1 Estimated
199399.2 Estimated
199299.3 Estimated
199199.4 Estimated
199099.5 Estimated
198999.6 Estimated
198899.6 Estimated
198799.7 Estimated
198699.8 Estimated
198599.8 Estimated
198499.8 Estimated
198399.8 Estimated
198299.7 Estimated
198199.7 Estimated
198099.8 Estimated
197999.9 Estimated
1978100.1 Estimated
1977100.3 Estimated
1976100.5 Estimated
1975100.7 Estimated
1974100.8 Estimated
1973100.9 Estimated
1972101 Estimated
1971101.1 Estimated
1970101.2 Estimated
1969101.3 Estimated
1968101.3 Estimated
1967101.4 Estimated
1966101.5 Estimated
1965101.5 Estimated
1964101.6 Estimated
1963101.7 Estimated
1962101.9 Estimated
1961102.1 Estimated
1960102.1 Estimated
1959102.1 Estimated
1958102.3 Estimated
1957102.5 Estimated
1956102.6 Estimated
1955102.5 Estimated
1954102.4 Estimated
1953102.5 Estimated
1952102.4 Estimated
1951102.1 Estimated
1950101.6 Estimated

Australia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 177.9 males per 100 femalesAfghanistan: 101.9 males per 100 femalesAntigua and Barbuda: 90.8 males per 100 femalesAlbania: 97.8 males per 100 femalesArmenia: 86.5 males per 100 femalesAngola: 97.9 males per 100 femalesArgentina: 98.5 males per 100 femalesAustria: 96.9 males per 100 femalesAustralia: 98.5 males per 100 femalesAzerbaijan: 96.1 males per 100 femalesBosnia and Herzegovina: 90.7 males per 100 femalesBangladesh: 96.8 males per 100 femalesBelgium: 97.2 males per 100 femalesBurkina Faso: 99.2 males per 100 femalesBulgaria: 93.8 males per 100 femalesBurundi: 98.7 males per 100 femalesBenin: 100.5 males per 100 femalesBrunei: 113.4 males per 100 femalesBolivia: 100.4 males per 100 femalesBrazil: 96.9 males per 100 femalesBahamas: 91.5 males per 100 femalesBhutan: 115 males per 100 femalesBotswana: 99.5 males per 100 femalesBelarus: 87.3 males per 100 femalesBelize: 101.9 males per 100 femalesCanada: 98.6 males per 100 femalesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 98.5 males per 100 femalesCentral African Republic: 91.9 males per 100 femalesRepublic of the Congo: 100 males per 100 femalesSwitzerland: 98.7 males per 100 femalesCôte d’Ivoire: 103.8 males per 100 femalesChile: 98.8 males per 100 femalesCameroon: 99.4 males per 100 femalesChina: 104 males per 100 femalesColombia: 97.4 males per 100 femalesCosta Rica: 97.7 males per 100 femalesCuba: 97.5 males per 100 femalesCape Verde: 103.5 males per 100 femalesCyprus: 101.5 males per 100 femalesCzechia: 97.3 males per 100 femalesGermany: 97.5 males per 100 femalesDjibouti: 98.3 males per 100 femalesDenmark: 98.8 males per 100 femalesDominican Republic: 98.9 males per 100 femalesAlgeria: 104.1 males per 100 femalesEcuador: 99.4 males per 100 femalesEstonia: 90.5 males per 100 femalesEgypt: 102 males per 100 femalesWestern Sahara: 122.9 males per 100 femalesEritrea: 97.4 males per 100 femalesSpain: 96.5 males per 100 femalesEthiopia: 100.4 males per 100 femalesFinland: 97.7 males per 100 femalesFiji: 98.5 males per 100 femalesFalkland Islands: 97.6 males per 100 femalesFaroe Islands: 107.1 males per 100 femalesFrance: 94.1 males per 100 femalesGabon: 103.2 males per 100 femalesUnited Kingdom: 97 males per 100 femalesGeorgia: 87.3 males per 100 femalesGhana: 99.8 males per 100 femalesGreenland: 111.2 males per 100 femalesGambia: 99.2 males per 100 femalesGuinea: 97.8 males per 100 femalesEquatorial Guinea: 111.7 males per 100 femalesGreece: 93.9 males per 100 femalesGuatemala: 98.4 males per 100 femalesGuinea-Bissau: 97.6 males per 100 femalesGuyana: 94.9 males per 100 femalesHong Kong: 82.1 males per 100 femalesHonduras: 101.4 males per 100 femalesCroatia: 93.1 males per 100 femalesHaiti: 98.1 males per 100 femalesHungary: 92.3 males per 100 femalesIndonesia: 100.9 males per 100 femalesIreland: 98 males per 100 femalesIsrael: 99.1 males per 100 femalesIsle of Man: 98.1 males per 100 femalesIndia: 106.6 males per 100 femalesIraq: 100.7 males per 100 femalesIran: 103.4 males per 100 femalesIceland: 104.9 males per 100 femalesItaly: 95.5 males per 100 femalesJamaica: 97.9 males per 100 femalesJordan: 106.6 males per 100 femalesJapan: 95.3 males per 100 femalesKenya: 98.9 males per 100 femalesKyrgyzstan: 97.8 males per 100 femalesCambodia: 96 males per 100 femalesKiribati: 94 males per 100 femalesNorth Korea: 97.7 males per 100 femalesSouth Korea: 99.7 males per 100 femalesKuwait: 157.4 males per 100 femalesCayman Islands: 100.9 males per 100 femalesKazakhstan: 94.9 males per 100 femalesLaos: 101 males per 100 femalesLebanon: 94.6 males per 100 femalesSri Lanka: 93.8 males per 100 femalesLiberia: 99.6 males per 100 femalesLesotho: 94.9 males per 100 femalesLithuania: 89.2 males per 100 femalesLuxembourg: 101.3 males per 100 femalesLatvia: 86.3 males per 100 femalesLibya: 103.4 males per 100 femalesMorocco: 101.8 males per 100 femalesMoldova: 85.3 males per 100 femalesMontenegro: 92.8 males per 100 femalesMadagascar: 100.6 males per 100 femalesNorth Macedonia: 94.7 males per 100 femalesMali: 101.9 males per 100 femalesMyanmar: 99.2 males per 100 femalesMongolia: 99.6 males per 100 femalesMauritania: 96.2 males per 100 femalesMauritius: 99.9 males per 100 femalesMalawi: 95.2 males per 100 femalesMexico: 94.2 males per 100 femalesMalaysia: 110.1 males per 100 femalesMozambique: 94.1 males per 100 femalesNamibia: 95.5 males per 100 femalesNew Caledonia: 97.3 males per 100 femalesNiger: 103.1 males per 100 femalesNigeria: 102.2 males per 100 femalesNicaragua: 96.8 males per 100 femalesNetherlands: 98.7 males per 100 femalesNorway: 101.6 males per 100 femalesNepal: 92.6 males per 100 femalesNew Zealand: 98.7 males per 100 femalesOman: 163.7 males per 100 femalesPanama: 100 males per 100 femalesPeru: 99 males per 100 femalesFrench Polynesia: 102.4 males per 100 femalesPapua New Guinea: 106.1 males per 100 femalesPhilippines: 99.5 males per 100 femalesPakistan: 103.3 males per 100 femalesPoland: 94 males per 100 femalesPuerto Rico: 89.1 males per 100 femalesPalestine: 98.8 males per 100 femalesPortugal: 91 males per 100 femalesPalau: 116.9 males per 100 femalesParaguay: 100.6 males per 100 femalesQatar: 251.1 males per 100 femalesRomania: 93.9 males per 100 femalesSerbia: 90.4 males per 100 femalesRussia: 86.7 males per 100 femalesRwanda: 95.1 males per 100 femalesSaudi Arabia: 154.2 males per 100 femalesSolomon Islands: 104.6 males per 100 femalesSudan: 98.4 males per 100 femalesSweden: 101.4 males per 100 femalesSingapore: 107 males per 100 femalesSlovenia: 100.9 males per 100 femalesSlovakia: 95.4 males per 100 femalesSierra Leone: 99.5 males per 100 femalesSenegal: 103.6 males per 100 femalesSomalia: 100.4 males per 100 femalesSuriname: 99.9 males per 100 femalesSouth Sudan: 96.8 males per 100 femalesEl Salvador: 90.5 males per 100 femalesSyria: 100 males per 100 femalesEswatini: 96.4 males per 100 femalesChad: 100.7 males per 100 femalesTogo: 101.3 males per 100 femalesThailand: 95.1 males per 100 femalesTajikistan: 96.5 males per 100 femalesTimor-Leste: 101.6 males per 100 femalesTurkmenistan: 96.2 males per 100 femalesTunisia: 97.8 males per 100 femalesTürkiye: 99.7 males per 100 femalesTrinidad and Tobago: 97.8 males per 100 femalesTaiwan: 98.2 males per 100 femalesTanzania: 98.2 males per 100 femalesUkraine: 86.9 males per 100 femalesUganda: 98.3 males per 100 femalesUnited States: 101 males per 100 femalesUruguay: 94.2 males per 100 femalesUzbekistan: 101.8 males per 100 femalesVenezuela: 97.7 males per 100 femalesVietnam: 96 males per 100 femalesVanuatu: 102 males per 100 femalesSamoa: 101.4 males per 100 femalesYemen: 102.6 males per 100 femalesSouth Africa: 94.7 males per 100 femalesZambia: 98 males per 100 femalesZimbabwe: 90.9 males per 100 females
  • Under 94
  • 94 to 97
  • 97 to 98
  • 98 to 100
  • 100 and over
  • No data
Sex ratio of the population, 2023, males per 100 females. Australia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Males per 100 females in the total population on July 1. UN World Population Prospects estimates for every country and the World.

Values above 100 mean more men than women. Large inflows of male migrant workers raise the ratio well above 100 in some Gulf states. This is the ratio for all ages, not the sex ratio at birth.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Australia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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What is the sex ratio of the population in Australia?

Sex ratio of the population in Australia was 98.5 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 116th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest sex ratio of the population in Australia?

102.6 males per 100 females in 1956, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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