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Sex ratio of the population in Japan

Sex ratio of the population in Japan was 95.3 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 174th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females95.3 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank174th of 236Countries ranked
Series high97.61981
Series low93.51950
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Sex ratio of the population in Japan, 1950 to 2023

93949596979819501961197219831994200520231950: 93.5 males per 100 females1951: 93.7 males per 100 females1952: 93.9 males per 100 females1953: 94 males per 100 females1954: 94.2 males per 100 females1955: 94.2 males per 100 females1956: 94.3 males per 100 females1957: 94.4 males per 100 females1958: 94.5 males per 100 females1959: 94.5 males per 100 females1960: 94.6 males per 100 females1961: 94.7 males per 100 females1962: 94.8 males per 100 females1963: 94.9 males per 100 females1964: 95.1 males per 100 females1965: 95.3 males per 100 females1966: 95.5 males per 100 females1967: 95.7 males per 100 females1968: 95.9 males per 100 females1969: 96.1 males per 100 females1970: 96.3 males per 100 females1971: 96.6 males per 100 females1972: 96.9 males per 100 females1973: 97.2 males per 100 females1974: 97.3 males per 100 females1975: 97.4 males per 100 females1976: 97.4 males per 100 females1977: 97.5 males per 100 females1978: 97.5 males per 100 females1979: 97.5 males per 100 females1980: 97.6 males per 100 females1981: 97.6 males per 100 females1982: 97.6 males per 100 females1983: 97.6 males per 100 females1984: 97.6 males per 100 females1985: 97.5 males per 100 females1986: 97.5 males per 100 females1987: 97.5 males per 100 females1988: 97.5 males per 100 females1989: 97.5 males per 100 females1990: 97.4 males per 100 females1991: 97.4 males per 100 females1992: 97.3 males per 100 females1993: 97.3 males per 100 females1994: 97.2 males per 100 females1995: 97.1 males per 100 females1996: 97.1 males per 100 females1997: 97 males per 100 females1998: 96.9 males per 100 females1999: 96.9 males per 100 females2000: 96.8 males per 100 females2001: 96.7 males per 100 females2002: 96.6 males per 100 females2003: 96.5 males per 100 females2004: 96.4 males per 100 females2005: 96.3 males per 100 females2006: 96.2 males per 100 females2007: 96.1 males per 100 females2008: 96 males per 100 females2009: 95.9 males per 100 females2010: 95.8 males per 100 females2011: 95.7 males per 100 females2012: 95.7 males per 100 females2013: 95.6 males per 100 females2014: 95.6 males per 100 females2015: 95.6 males per 100 females2016: 95.6 males per 100 females2017: 95.6 males per 100 females2018: 95.6 males per 100 females2019: 95.6 males per 100 females2020: 95.5 males per 100 females2021: 95.5 males per 100 females2022: 95.4 males per 100 females2023: 95.3 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
202395.3 Estimated
202295.4 Estimated
202195.5 Estimated
202095.5 Estimated
201995.6 Estimated
201895.6 Estimated
201795.6 Estimated
201695.6 Estimated
201595.6 Estimated
201495.6 Estimated
201395.6 Estimated
201295.7 Estimated
201195.7 Estimated
201095.8 Estimated
200995.9 Estimated
200896 Estimated
200796.1 Estimated
200696.2 Estimated
200596.3 Estimated
200496.4 Estimated
200396.5 Estimated
200296.6 Estimated
200196.7 Estimated
200096.8 Estimated
199996.9 Estimated
199896.9 Estimated
199797 Estimated
199697.1 Estimated
199597.1 Estimated
199497.2 Estimated
199397.3 Estimated
199297.3 Estimated
199197.4 Estimated
199097.4 Estimated
198997.5 Estimated
198897.5 Estimated
198797.5 Estimated
198697.5 Estimated
198597.5 Estimated
198497.6 Estimated
198397.6 Estimated
198297.6 Estimated
198197.6 Estimated
198097.6 Estimated
197997.5 Estimated
197897.5 Estimated
197797.5 Estimated
197697.4 Estimated
197597.4 Estimated
197497.3 Estimated
197397.2 Estimated
197296.9 Estimated
197196.6 Estimated
197096.3 Estimated
196996.1 Estimated
196895.9 Estimated
196795.7 Estimated
196695.5 Estimated
196595.3 Estimated
196495.1 Estimated
196394.9 Estimated
196294.8 Estimated
196194.7 Estimated
196094.6 Estimated
195994.5 Estimated
195894.5 Estimated
195794.4 Estimated
195694.3 Estimated
195594.2 Estimated
195494.2 Estimated
195394 Estimated
195293.9 Estimated
195193.7 Estimated
195093.5 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, Japan, 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, Japan, 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/japan. 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, Japan, 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/japan.

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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, Japan, 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/japan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the sex ratio of the population in Japan?

Sex ratio of the population in Japan was 95.3 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 174th highest of 236 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 Japan?

97.6 males per 100 females in 1981, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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