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Sex ratio of the population in World

Sex ratio of the population in the World was 101.2 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.

2023, males per 100 females101.2 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.1%
Series high101.42016
Series low99.21950
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Sex ratio of the population in World, 1950 to 2023

9999.510010110110219501961197219831994200520231950: 99.2 males per 100 females1951: 99.2 males per 100 females1952: 99.2 males per 100 females1953: 99.3 males per 100 females1954: 99.3 males per 100 females1955: 99.4 males per 100 females1956: 99.4 males per 100 females1957: 99.5 males per 100 females1958: 99.5 males per 100 females1959: 99.5 males per 100 females1960: 99.6 males per 100 females1961: 99.6 males per 100 females1962: 99.6 males per 100 females1963: 99.7 males per 100 females1964: 99.8 males per 100 females1965: 99.8 males per 100 females1966: 99.8 males per 100 females1967: 99.9 males per 100 females1968: 99.9 males per 100 females1969: 99.9 males per 100 females1970: 100 males per 100 females1971: 100 males per 100 females1972: 100 males per 100 females1973: 100.1 males per 100 females1974: 100.2 males per 100 females1975: 100.2 males per 100 females1976: 100.2 males per 100 females1977: 100.3 males per 100 females1978: 100.3 males per 100 females1979: 100.3 males per 100 females1980: 100.4 males per 100 females1981: 100.4 males per 100 females1982: 100.5 males per 100 females1983: 100.5 males per 100 females1984: 100.5 males per 100 females1985: 100.6 males per 100 females1986: 100.6 males per 100 females1987: 100.7 males per 100 females1988: 100.7 males per 100 females1989: 100.8 males per 100 females1990: 100.8 males per 100 females1991: 100.9 males per 100 females1992: 100.9 males per 100 females1993: 101 males per 100 females1994: 101 males per 100 females1995: 101 males per 100 females1996: 101 males per 100 females1997: 101 males per 100 females1998: 101 males per 100 females1999: 101 males per 100 females2000: 101.1 males per 100 females2001: 101.1 males per 100 females2002: 101.1 males per 100 females2003: 101.1 males per 100 females2004: 101.2 males per 100 females2005: 101.2 males per 100 females2006: 101.2 males per 100 females2007: 101.2 males per 100 females2008: 101.3 males per 100 females2009: 101.3 males per 100 females2010: 101.3 males per 100 females2011: 101.3 males per 100 females2012: 101.3 males per 100 females2013: 101.4 males per 100 females2014: 101.4 males per 100 females2015: 101.4 males per 100 females2016: 101.4 males per 100 females2017: 101.4 males per 100 females2018: 101.4 males per 100 females2019: 101.4 males per 100 females2020: 101.3 males per 100 females2021: 101.3 males per 100 females2022: 101.2 males per 100 females2023: 101.2 males per 100 females9910010110219501975200020231950: 99.2 males per 100 females1951: 99.2 males per 100 females1952: 99.2 males per 100 females1953: 99.3 males per 100 females1954: 99.3 males per 100 females1955: 99.4 males per 100 females1956: 99.4 males per 100 females1957: 99.5 males per 100 females1958: 99.5 males per 100 females1959: 99.5 males per 100 females1960: 99.6 males per 100 females1961: 99.6 males per 100 females1962: 99.6 males per 100 females1963: 99.7 males per 100 females1964: 99.8 males per 100 females1965: 99.8 males per 100 females1966: 99.8 males per 100 females1967: 99.9 males per 100 females1968: 99.9 males per 100 females1969: 99.9 males per 100 females1970: 100 males per 100 females1971: 100 males per 100 females1972: 100 males per 100 females1973: 100.1 males per 100 females1974: 100.2 males per 100 females1975: 100.2 males per 100 females1976: 100.2 males per 100 females1977: 100.3 males per 100 females1978: 100.3 males per 100 females1979: 100.3 males per 100 females1980: 100.4 males per 100 females1981: 100.4 males per 100 females1982: 100.5 males per 100 females1983: 100.5 males per 100 females1984: 100.5 males per 100 females1985: 100.6 males per 100 females1986: 100.6 males per 100 females1987: 100.7 males per 100 females1988: 100.7 males per 100 females1989: 100.8 males per 100 females1990: 100.8 males per 100 females1991: 100.9 males per 100 females1992: 100.9 males per 100 females1993: 101 males per 100 females1994: 101 males per 100 females1995: 101 males per 100 females1996: 101 males per 100 females1997: 101 males per 100 females1998: 101 males per 100 females1999: 101 males per 100 females2000: 101.1 males per 100 females2001: 101.1 males per 100 females2002: 101.1 males per 100 females2003: 101.1 males per 100 females2004: 101.2 males per 100 females2005: 101.2 males per 100 females2006: 101.2 males per 100 females2007: 101.2 males per 100 females2008: 101.3 males per 100 females2009: 101.3 males per 100 females2010: 101.3 males per 100 females2011: 101.3 males per 100 females2012: 101.3 males per 100 females2013: 101.4 males per 100 females2014: 101.4 males per 100 females2015: 101.4 males per 100 females2016: 101.4 males per 100 females2017: 101.4 males per 100 females2018: 101.4 males per 100 females2019: 101.4 males per 100 females2020: 101.3 males per 100 females2021: 101.3 males per 100 females2022: 101.2 males per 100 females2023: 101.2 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
2023101.2 Estimated
2022101.2 Estimated
2021101.3 Estimated
2020101.3 Estimated
2019101.4 Estimated
2018101.4 Estimated
2017101.4 Estimated
2016101.4 Estimated
2015101.4 Estimated
2014101.4 Estimated
2013101.4 Estimated
2012101.3 Estimated
2011101.3 Estimated
2010101.3 Estimated
2009101.3 Estimated
2008101.3 Estimated
2007101.2 Estimated
2006101.2 Estimated
2005101.2 Estimated
2004101.2 Estimated
2003101.1 Estimated
2002101.1 Estimated
2001101.1 Estimated
2000101.1 Estimated
1999101 Estimated
1998101 Estimated
1997101 Estimated
1996101 Estimated
1995101 Estimated
1994101 Estimated
1993101 Estimated
1992100.9 Estimated
1991100.9 Estimated
1990100.8 Estimated
1989100.8 Estimated
1988100.7 Estimated
1987100.7 Estimated
1986100.6 Estimated
1985100.6 Estimated
1984100.5 Estimated
1983100.5 Estimated
1982100.5 Estimated
1981100.4 Estimated
1980100.4 Estimated
1979100.3 Estimated
1978100.3 Estimated
1977100.3 Estimated
1976100.2 Estimated
1975100.2 Estimated
1974100.2 Estimated
1973100.1 Estimated
1972100 Estimated
1971100 Estimated
1970100 Estimated
196999.9 Estimated
196899.9 Estimated
196799.9 Estimated
196699.8 Estimated
196599.8 Estimated
196499.8 Estimated
196399.7 Estimated
196299.6 Estimated
196199.6 Estimated
196099.6 Estimated
195999.5 Estimated
195899.5 Estimated
195799.5 Estimated
195699.4 Estimated
195599.4 Estimated
195499.3 Estimated
195399.3 Estimated
195299.2 Estimated
195199.2 Estimated
195099.2 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, World, 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, World, 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/world. 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, World, 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/world.

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, World, 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/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the sex ratio of the population in World?

Sex ratio of the population in the World was 101.2 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.

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 World?

101.4 males per 100 females in 2016, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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