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Sex ratio of the population in Netherlands

Sex ratio of the population in the Netherlands was 98.7 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females98.7 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high99.71966
Series low97.21989
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Sex ratio of the population in Netherlands, 1950 to 2023

9797.59898.59999.510019501961197219831994200520231950: 99.4 males per 100 females1951: 99.3 males per 100 females1952: 99.3 males per 100 females1953: 99.3 males per 100 females1954: 99.3 males per 100 females1955: 99.3 males per 100 females1956: 99.3 males per 100 females1957: 99.3 males per 100 females1958: 99.3 males per 100 females1959: 99.2 males per 100 females1960: 99.2 males per 100 females1961: 99.2 males per 100 females1962: 99.3 males per 100 females1963: 99.3 males per 100 females1964: 99.3 males per 100 females1965: 99.5 males per 100 females1966: 99.7 males per 100 females1967: 99.7 males per 100 females1968: 99.5 males per 100 females1969: 99.5 males per 100 females1970: 99.6 males per 100 females1971: 99.7 males per 100 females1972: 99.6 males per 100 females1973: 99.4 males per 100 females1974: 99.2 males per 100 females1975: 99.1 males per 100 females1976: 99 males per 100 females1977: 98.9 males per 100 females1978: 98.7 males per 100 females1979: 98.6 males per 100 females1980: 98.5 males per 100 females1981: 98.4 males per 100 females1982: 98.1 males per 100 females1983: 97.8 males per 100 females1984: 97.5 males per 100 females1985: 97.4 males per 100 females1986: 97.3 males per 100 females1987: 97.3 males per 100 females1988: 97.3 males per 100 females1989: 97.2 males per 100 females1990: 97.3 males per 100 females1991: 97.3 males per 100 females1992: 97.4 males per 100 females1993: 97.4 males per 100 females1994: 97.4 males per 100 females1995: 97.4 males per 100 females1996: 97.4 males per 100 females1997: 97.4 males per 100 females1998: 97.4 males per 100 females1999: 97.5 males per 100 females2000: 97.5 males per 100 females2001: 97.6 males per 100 females2002: 97.7 males per 100 females2003: 97.6 males per 100 females2004: 97.6 males per 100 females2005: 97.5 males per 100 females2006: 97.5 males per 100 females2007: 97.5 males per 100 females2008: 97.5 males per 100 females2009: 97.6 males per 100 females2010: 97.7 males per 100 females2011: 97.7 males per 100 females2012: 97.7 males per 100 females2013: 97.8 males per 100 females2014: 97.8 males per 100 females2015: 97.9 males per 100 females2016: 98.1 males per 100 females2017: 98.2 males per 100 females2018: 98.3 males per 100 females2019: 98.4 males per 100 females2020: 98.5 males per 100 females2021: 98.6 males per 100 females2022: 98.6 males per 100 females2023: 98.7 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
202398.7 Estimated
202298.6 Estimated
202198.6 Estimated
202098.5 Estimated
201998.4 Estimated
201898.3 Estimated
201798.2 Estimated
201698.1 Estimated
201597.9 Estimated
201497.8 Estimated
201397.8 Estimated
201297.7 Estimated
201197.7 Estimated
201097.7 Estimated
200997.6 Estimated
200897.5 Estimated
200797.5 Estimated
200697.5 Estimated
200597.5 Estimated
200497.6 Estimated
200397.6 Estimated
200297.7 Estimated
200197.6 Estimated
200097.5 Estimated
199997.5 Estimated
199897.4 Estimated
199797.4 Estimated
199697.4 Estimated
199597.4 Estimated
199497.4 Estimated
199397.4 Estimated
199297.4 Estimated
199197.3 Estimated
199097.3 Estimated
198997.2 Estimated
198897.3 Estimated
198797.3 Estimated
198697.3 Estimated
198597.4 Estimated
198497.5 Estimated
198397.8 Estimated
198298.1 Estimated
198198.4 Estimated
198098.5 Estimated
197998.6 Estimated
197898.7 Estimated
197798.9 Estimated
197699 Estimated
197599.1 Estimated
197499.2 Estimated
197399.4 Estimated
197299.6 Estimated
197199.7 Estimated
197099.6 Estimated
196999.5 Estimated
196899.5 Estimated
196799.7 Estimated
196699.7 Estimated
196599.5 Estimated
196499.3 Estimated
196399.3 Estimated
196299.3 Estimated
196199.2 Estimated
196099.2 Estimated
195999.2 Estimated
195899.3 Estimated
195799.3 Estimated
195699.3 Estimated
195599.3 Estimated
195499.3 Estimated
195399.3 Estimated
195299.3 Estimated
195199.3 Estimated
195099.4 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, Netherlands, 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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands. 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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands.

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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sex ratio of the population in the Netherlands was 98.7 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 7th 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 Netherlands?

99.7 males per 100 females in 1966, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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

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