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Sex ratio of the population in Belgium

Sex ratio of the population in Belgium was 97.2 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 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females97.2 Estimated
Change on 20220%
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high97.32020
Series low95.41985
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Sex ratio of the population in Belgium, 1950 to 2023

9595.59696.59797.519501961197219831994200520231950: 97.1 males per 100 females1951: 97 males per 100 females1952: 96.9 males per 100 females1953: 96.8 males per 100 females1954: 96.6 males per 100 females1955: 96.5 males per 100 females1956: 96.4 males per 100 females1957: 96.3 males per 100 females1958: 96.2 males per 100 females1959: 96.1 males per 100 females1960: 96 males per 100 females1961: 95.9 males per 100 females1962: 95.8 males per 100 females1963: 95.8 males per 100 females1964: 95.9 males per 100 females1965: 95.9 males per 100 females1966: 95.9 males per 100 females1967: 95.8 males per 100 females1968: 95.8 males per 100 females1969: 95.8 males per 100 females1970: 95.8 males per 100 females1971: 95.8 males per 100 females1972: 95.7 males per 100 females1973: 95.7 males per 100 females1974: 95.7 males per 100 females1975: 95.6 males per 100 females1976: 95.6 males per 100 females1977: 95.6 males per 100 females1978: 95.5 males per 100 females1979: 95.5 males per 100 females1980: 95.5 males per 100 females1981: 95.5 males per 100 females1982: 95.5 males per 100 females1983: 95.5 males per 100 females1984: 95.5 males per 100 females1985: 95.4 males per 100 females1986: 95.5 males per 100 females1987: 95.5 males per 100 females1988: 95.5 males per 100 females1989: 95.5 males per 100 females1990: 95.6 males per 100 females1991: 95.6 males per 100 females1992: 95.7 males per 100 females1993: 95.7 males per 100 females1994: 95.7 males per 100 females1995: 95.7 males per 100 females1996: 95.6 males per 100 females1997: 95.6 males per 100 females1998: 95.7 males per 100 females1999: 95.7 males per 100 females2000: 95.7 males per 100 females2001: 95.7 males per 100 females2002: 95.8 males per 100 females2003: 95.8 males per 100 females2004: 95.8 males per 100 females2005: 95.8 males per 100 females2006: 95.9 males per 100 females2007: 95.9 males per 100 females2008: 96 males per 100 females2009: 96.2 males per 100 females2010: 96.4 males per 100 females2011: 96.5 males per 100 females2012: 96.6 males per 100 females2013: 96.6 males per 100 females2014: 96.6 males per 100 females2015: 96.8 males per 100 females2016: 97 males per 100 females2017: 97 males per 100 females2018: 97.1 males per 100 females2019: 97.2 males per 100 females2020: 97.3 males per 100 females2021: 97.3 males per 100 females2022: 97.2 males per 100 females2023: 97.2 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
202397.2 Estimated
202297.2 Estimated
202197.3 Estimated
202097.3 Estimated
201997.2 Estimated
201897.1 Estimated
201797 Estimated
201697 Estimated
201596.8 Estimated
201496.6 Estimated
201396.6 Estimated
201296.6 Estimated
201196.5 Estimated
201096.4 Estimated
200996.2 Estimated
200896 Estimated
200795.9 Estimated
200695.9 Estimated
200595.8 Estimated
200495.8 Estimated
200395.8 Estimated
200295.8 Estimated
200195.7 Estimated
200095.7 Estimated
199995.7 Estimated
199895.7 Estimated
199795.6 Estimated
199695.6 Estimated
199595.7 Estimated
199495.7 Estimated
199395.7 Estimated
199295.7 Estimated
199195.6 Estimated
199095.6 Estimated
198995.5 Estimated
198895.5 Estimated
198795.5 Estimated
198695.5 Estimated
198595.4 Estimated
198495.5 Estimated
198395.5 Estimated
198295.5 Estimated
198195.5 Estimated
198095.5 Estimated
197995.5 Estimated
197895.5 Estimated
197795.6 Estimated
197695.6 Estimated
197595.6 Estimated
197495.7 Estimated
197395.7 Estimated
197295.7 Estimated
197195.8 Estimated
197095.8 Estimated
196995.8 Estimated
196895.8 Estimated
196795.8 Estimated
196695.9 Estimated
196595.9 Estimated
196495.9 Estimated
196395.8 Estimated
196295.8 Estimated
196195.9 Estimated
196096 Estimated
195996.1 Estimated
195896.2 Estimated
195796.3 Estimated
195696.4 Estimated
195596.5 Estimated
195496.6 Estimated
195396.8 Estimated
195296.9 Estimated
195197 Estimated
195097.1 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

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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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) (Sex ratio of the population, Belgium, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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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, Belgium, 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/belgium. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). Sex ratio of the population, Belgium, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/belgium.

Harvard

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), Sex ratio of the population, Belgium, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/belgium (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the sex ratio of the population in Belgium?

Sex ratio of the population in Belgium was 97.2 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 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Belgium?

97.3 males per 100 females in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Sex ratio of the population elsewhere in European Union (27)

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