Definition
The population sex ratio is the number of males of all ages per 100 females. A value above 100 indicates more males; below 100 indicates more females. It is not the sex ratio at birth.
Sex Ratio by Country in 2026
2026 medium projection
Compare the overall numerical balance between males and females, then open each pyramid to see how that balance changes across age groups.
- Countries and areas
- 237
- Highest-ranked
- Qatar243.7
- Rank 10
- Palau116.2
- End of table
- Hong Kong81.7
Estimate or projection?
The UN series provides historical estimates through 2023. Figures from 2024 onward—including 2026—are medium-scenario projections, not counts or predictions guaranteed to occur.
Complete sex ratio by country in 2026 ranking
Select any country to inspect its full age-by-sex structure and projections.
| Rank | Country or area | Region | Males per 100 females | Male / female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | Asia | 243.7 | 2.3M / 923.4K |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 175.0 | 7.4M / 4.2M |
| 3 | Oman | Asia | 166.5 | 3.5M / 2.1M |
| 4 | Bahrain | Asia | 163.2 | 1M / 636.6K |
| 5 | Maldives | Asia | 159.8 | 326.9K / 204.6K |
| 6 | Kuwait | Asia | 156.5 | 3.1M / 2M |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 152.0 | 21.2M / 14M |
| 8 | Seychelles | Africa | 122.0 | 74.2K / 60.8K |
| 8 | Western Sahara | Africa | 122.0 | 335.7K / 275.1K |
| 10 | Palau | Oceania | 116.2 | 9.5K / 8.1K |
| 11 | Bhutan | Asia | 114.5 | 428.2K / 374K |
| 12 | Brunei | Asia | 112.9 | 249.1K / 220.7K |
| 13 | Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | 112.7 | 22.7K / 20.2K |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 111.2 | 1M / 939.6K |
| 15 | Greenland | Northern America | 110.2 | 29.2K / 26.5K |
| 16 | Malaysia | Asia | 109.5 | 19M / 17.4M |
| 17 | Malta | Europe | 108.2 | 285.3K / 263.8K |
| 18 | Singapore | Asia | 106.8 | 3M / 2.9M |
| 19 | Faroe Islands | Europe | 106.5 | 29.2K / 27.4K |
| 20 | India | Asia | 106.4 | 761.1M / 715.5M |
| 21 | Jordan | Asia | 106.0 | 6M / 5.6M |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 105.5 | 5.6M / 5.3M |
| 23 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Latin America and the Caribbean | 105.2 | 16.4K / 15.6K |
| 23 | Iceland | Europe | 105.2 | 206.3K / 196K |
| 25 | Tuvalu | Oceania | 105.0 | 4.8K / 4.6K |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 104.6 | 438.8K / 419.5K |
| 27 | Andorra | Europe | 104.4 | 42.8K / 41K |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 104.4 | 17.9K / 17.2K |
| 29 | Algeria | Africa | 104.0 | 24.5M / 23.5M |
| 30 | China | Asia | 103.6 | 718.8M / 694.1M |
| 31 | Nauru | Oceania | 103.5 | 6.2K / 5.9K |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | Africa | 103.4 | 269.3K / 260.3K |
| 33 | Libya | Africa | 103.3 | 3.8M / 3.7M |
| 34 | Iran | Asia | 103.2 | 47.3M / 45.9M |
| 34 | Ivory Coast | Africa | 103.2 | 17M / 16.5M |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America and the Caribbean | 103.2 | 50.4K / 48.8K |
| 37 | Niger | Africa | 103.1 | 14.6M / 14.2M |
| 38 | Senegal | Africa | 103.0 | 9.8M / 9.5M |
| 39 | Gabon | Africa | 102.8 | 1.3M / 1.3M |
| 40 | Yemen | Asia | 102.7 | 21.8M / 21.2M |
| 41 | Nigeria | Africa | 102.5 | 122.7M / 119.7M |
| 41 | Pakistan | Asia | 102.5 | 131.3M / 128M |
| 43 | Guam | Oceania | 102.3 | 86.1K / 84.1K |
| 44 | Afghanistan | Asia | 102.1 | 22.8M / 22.3M |
| 45 | French Polynesia | Oceania | 102.0 | 143K / 140.1K |
| 46 | Egypt | Africa | 101.9 | 60.6M / 59.5M |
| 47 | Mali | Africa | 101.8 | 13.1M / 12.9M |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 101.8 | 19M / 18.7M |
| 47 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 101.8 | 172.8K / 169.7K |
| 50 | Belize | Latin America and the Caribbean | 101.7 | 216.2K / 212.5K |
| 50 | Norway | Europe | 101.7 | 2.8M / 2.8M |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | Asia | 101.7 | 724.6K / 712.3K |
| 53 | Morocco | Africa | 101.6 | 19.5M / 19.2M |
| 53 | Samoa | Oceania | 101.6 | 111.1K / 109.4K |
| 53 | Sweden | Europe | 101.6 | 5.4M / 5.3M |
| 56 | American Samoa | Oceania | 101.5 | 22.8K / 22.5K |
| 56 | Cyprus | Asia | 101.5 | 696.2K / 686.1K |
| 56 | Luxembourg | Europe | 101.5 | 346.2K / 341.2K |
| 59 | Slovenia | Europe | 101.4 | 1.1M / 1.1M |
| 59 | Togo | Africa | 101.4 | 5M / 4.9M |
| 61 | Honduras | Latin America and the Caribbean | 101.3 | 5.6M / 5.6M |
| 62 | Comoros | Africa | 101.1 | 451.9K / 447.1K |
| 63 | Iraq | Asia | 101.0 | 24.1M / 23.9M |
| 63 | United States | Northern America | 101.0 | 175.4M / 173.6M |
| 65 | Indonesia | Asia | 100.9 | 144.6M / 143.3M |
| 65 | Laos | Asia | 100.9 | 4M / 4M |
| 67 | Benin | Africa | 100.7 | 7.6M / 7.6M |
| 67 | Cayman Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.7 | 38.7K / 38.5K |
| 69 | Chad | Africa | 100.6 | 10.8M / 10.7M |
| 69 | Madagascar | Africa | 100.6 | 16.8M / 16.7M |
| 71 | Paraguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.5 | 3.6M / 3.5M |
| 72 | Ethiopia | Africa | 100.4 | 69.6M / 69.3M |
| 72 | Syria | Asia | 100.4 | 13.3M / 13.2M |
| 74 | Bolivia | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.3 | 6.4M / 6.4M |
| 74 | Grenada | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.3 | 58.8K / 58.6K |
| 74 | Somalia | Africa | 100.3 | 10.2M / 10.1M |
| 77 | Panama | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.0 | 2.3M / 2.3M |
| 77 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | 100.0 | 23.6K / 23.6K |
| 79 | Republic of the Congo | Africa | 99.9 | 3.3M / 3.3M |
| 80 | Liberia | Africa | 99.8 | 2.9M / 2.9M |
| 81 | Ghana | Africa | 99.7 | 17.8M / 17.9M |
| 81 | Suriname | Latin America and the Caribbean | 99.7 | 322.1K / 323.2K |
| 83 | Dominica | Latin America and the Caribbean | 99.5 | 32.7K / 32.8K |
| 83 | Philippines | Asia | 99.5 | 58.7M / 59M |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 99.5 | 4.5M / 4.5M |
| 83 | Turkey | Asia | 99.5 | 43.9M / 44.1M |
| 87 | Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | 99.4 | 9.2M / 9.3M |
| 87 | South Korea | Asia | 99.4 | 25.7M / 25.9M |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 99.3 | 12.3M / 12.3M |
| 89 | Cameroon | Africa | 99.3 | 15.3M / 15.4M |
| 89 | Israel | Asia | 99.3 | 4.8M / 4.8M |
| 89 | Mauritius | Africa | 99.3 | 630.2K / 634.9K |
| 93 | Botswana | Africa | 99.2 | 1.3M / 1.3M |
| 93 | Gambia | Africa | 99.2 | 1.4M / 1.4M |
| 93 | Mongolia | Asia | 99.2 | 1.8M / 1.8M |
| 96 | Gibraltar | Europe | 99.0 | 20.3K / 20.5K |
| 96 | Myanmar | Asia | 99.0 | 27.4M / 27.7M |
| 98 | Denmark | Europe | 98.9 | 3M / 3M |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | Europe | 98.9 | 20.1K / 20.3K |
| 98 | New Zealand | Oceania | 98.9 | 2.6M / 2.7M |
| 98 | Peru | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.9 | 17.4M / 17.6M |
| 102 | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.8 | 9.9M / 10M |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.8 | 5.8M / 5.8M |
| 102 | Kenya | Africa | 98.8 | 29.1M / 29.5M |
| 102 | Netherlands | Europe | 98.8 | 9.2M / 9.3M |
| 102 | Switzerland | Europe | 98.8 | 4.5M / 4.5M |
| 107 | Burundi | Africa | 98.7 | 7.3M / 7.4M |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 98.7 | 121.7K / 123.3K |
| 109 | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.6 | 22.8M / 23.2M |
| 109 | Canada | Northern America | 98.6 | 20.1M / 20.4M |
| 109 | Micronesia | Oceania | 98.6 | 56.7K / 57.5K |
| 109 | Montserrat | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.6 | 2.1K / 2.2K |
| 109 | Uganda | Africa | 98.6 | 26.2M / 26.6M |
| 114 | Australia | Oceania | 98.5 | 13.5M / 13.7M |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 98.5 | 57.8M / 58.7M |
| 114 | Fiji | Oceania | 98.5 | 465.2K / 472.1K |
| 114 | State of Palestine | Asia | 98.5 | 2.8M / 2.9M |
| 118 | Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | 98.4 | 9.4M / 9.6M |
| 118 | Tanzania | Africa | 98.4 | 36M / 36.6M |
| 120 | Djibouti | Africa | 98.2 | 594.3K / 605.2K |
| 120 | Guinea | Africa | 98.2 | 7.7M / 7.8M |
| 120 | North Korea | Asia | 98.2 | 13.2M / 13.4M |
| 120 | Sudan | Africa | 98.2 | 26.4M / 26.9M |
| 124 | Zambia | Africa | 98.1 | 11.2M / 11.4M |
| 125 | Angola | Africa | 98.0 | 19.9M / 20.3M |
| 125 | Ireland | Europe | 98.0 | 2.7M / 2.7M |
| 127 | Finland | Europe | 97.9 | 2.8M / 2.8M |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 97.9 | 1.1M / 1.2M |
| 127 | Isle of Man | Europe | 97.9 | 41.6K / 42.5K |
| 130 | Albania | Europe | 97.7 | 1.4M / 1.4M |
| 130 | Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.7 | 5.9M / 6.1M |
| 130 | Jamaica | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.7 | 1.4M / 1.4M |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 97.7 | 3.7M / 3.7M |
| 130 | Taiwan | Asia | 97.7 | 11.4M / 11.6M |
| 135 | Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.6 | 2.6M / 2.6M |
| 135 | Eritrea | Africa | 97.6 | 1.8M / 1.9M |
| 135 | Germany | Europe | 97.6 | 41.3M / 42.3M |
| 135 | Guernsey | Europe | 97.6 | 31.9K / 32.7K |
| 135 | Saint Helena | Africa | 97.6 | 2.5K / 2.6K |
| 135 | Tunisia | Africa | 97.6 | 6.1M / 6.3M |
| 141 | Belgium | Europe | 97.5 | 5.8M / 6M |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.5 | 747.1K / 766.2K |
| 141 | Venezuela | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.5 | 14.1M / 14.5M |
| 144 | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.4 | 26.6M / 27.3M |
| 144 | Czechia | Europe | 97.4 | 5.2M / 5.3M |
| 144 | Jersey | Europe | 97.4 | 51.4K / 52.8K |
| 144 | New Caledonia | Oceania | 97.4 | 147K / 150.9K |
| 148 | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.2 | 5.4M / 5.5M |
| 149 | Austria | Europe | 97.1 | 4.5M / 4.6M |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | Latin America and the Caribbean | 97.1 | 88.9K / 91.5K |
| 149 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern America | 97.1 | 2.7K / 2.8K |
| 149 | United Kingdom | Europe | 97.1 | 34.5M / 35.5M |
| 153 | Nicaragua | Latin America and the Caribbean | 96.9 | 3.5M / 3.6M |
| 153 | Tajikistan | Asia | 96.9 | 5.4M / 5.6M |
| 155 | Kosovo | Europe | 96.8 | 820K / 847K |
| 155 | San Marino | Europe | 96.8 | 16.5K / 17.1K |
| 157 | Bangladesh | Asia | 96.7 | 87.4M / 90.4M |
| 157 | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | 96.7 | 105M / 108.6M |
| 157 | South Sudan | Africa | 96.7 | 6.1M / 6.3M |
| 160 | Eswatini | Africa | 96.6 | 624K / 645.9K |
| 160 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Latin America and the Caribbean | 96.6 | 1.7K / 1.8K |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | Asia | 96.6 | 3.8M / 3.9M |
| 163 | Mauritania | Africa | 96.5 | 2.7M / 2.8M |
| 164 | Spain | Europe | 96.4 | 23.5M / 24.4M |
| 165 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 96.3 | 5.1M / 5.3M |
| 165 | Cambodia | Asia | 96.3 | 8.9M / 9.2M |
| 167 | Tokelau | Oceania | 96.1 | 1.3K / 1.4K |
| 168 | Vietnam | Asia | 96.0 | 50M / 52.1M |
| 169 | Italy | Europe | 95.9 | 28.8M / 30.1M |
| 170 | Monaco | Europe | 95.7 | 18.6K / 19.5K |
| 171 | Rwanda | Africa | 95.5 | 7.3M / 7.6M |
| 172 | Bermuda | Northern America | 95.4 | 31.5K / 33K |
| 172 | Malawi | Africa | 95.4 | 11.1M / 11.7M |
| 172 | Namibia | Africa | 95.4 | 1.5M / 1.6M |
| 175 | Slovakia | Europe | 95.3 | 2.7M / 2.8M |
| 176 | Cook Islands | Oceania | 95.2 | 6.3K / 6.6K |
| 176 | Lesotho | Africa | 95.2 | 1.2M / 1.2M |
| 178 | Japan | Asia | 95.1 | 59.7M / 62.8M |
| 178 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 95.1 | 10.3M / 10.8M |
| 180 | Lebanon | Asia | 94.8 | 2.9M / 3M |
| 180 | North Macedonia | Europe | 94.8 | 878.2K / 925.9K |
| 182 | Guyana | Latin America and the Caribbean | 94.7 | 409.1K / 431.8K |
| 182 | Kiribati | Oceania | 94.7 | 67.3K / 71.1K |
| 182 | South Africa | Africa | 94.7 | 31.8M / 33.6M |
| 185 | Mozambique | Africa | 94.5 | 17.8M / 18.8M |
| 185 | Thailand | Asia | 94.5 | 34.8M / 36.8M |
| 187 | Anguilla | Latin America and the Caribbean | 94.3 | 7.2K / 7.6K |
| 187 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America and the Caribbean | 94.3 | 21.6K / 22.9K |
| 187 | Uruguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | 94.3 | 1.6M / 1.7M |
| 190 | France | Europe | 94.1 | 32.4M / 34.4M |
| 190 | Greece | Europe | 94.1 | 4.8M / 5.1M |
| 190 | Mexico | Latin America and the Caribbean | 94.1 | 64.5M / 68.5M |
| 193 | Romania | Europe | 93.9 | 9.1M / 9.7M |
| 194 | Poland | Europe | 93.8 | 18.3M / 19.5M |
| 195 | Bulgaria | Europe | 93.7 | 3.2M / 3.4M |
| 195 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 93.7 | 11.3M / 12.1M |
| 197 | Croatia | Europe | 93.3 | 1.8M / 2M |
| 198 | Central African Republic | Africa | 92.9 | 2.7M / 3M |
| 198 | French Guiana | Latin America and the Caribbean | 92.9 | 153.5K / 165.3K |
| 198 | Montenegro | Europe | 92.9 | 301.6K / 324.6K |
| 201 | Hungary | Europe | 92.6 | 4.6M / 5M |
| 202 | Niue | Oceania | 92.3 | 875 / 948 |
| 203 | Barbados | Latin America and the Caribbean | 92.1 | 135.6K / 147.1K |
| 204 | Mayotte | Africa | 92.0 | 166.5K / 181K |
| 205 | Vatican City | Europe | 91.5 | 242 / 264 |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America and the Caribbean | 91.4 | 22.4K / 24.6K |
| 206 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 91.4 | 8.2M / 9M |
| 208 | Curaçao | Latin America and the Caribbean | 91.2 | 88.5K / 97K |
| 209 | Bahamas | Latin America and the Caribbean | 91.1 | 192.9K / 211.7K |
| 210 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 91.0 | 1.5M / 1.6M |
| 210 | Estonia | Europe | 91.0 | 634.3K / 696.7K |
| 212 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America and the Caribbean | 90.9 | 45.1K / 49.6K |
| 212 | Portugal | Europe | 90.9 | 5M / 5.4M |
| 214 | Nepal | Asia | 90.7 | 14.1M / 15.5M |
| 215 | El Salvador | Latin America and the Caribbean | 90.5 | 3M / 3.4M |
| 215 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | Oceania | 90.5 | 5.3K / 5.8K |
| 217 | Réunion | Africa | 90.4 | 420.9K / 465.4K |
| 218 | Serbia | Europe | 90.0 | 3.1M / 3.5M |
| 219 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | 89.8 | 18.9K / 21K |
| 220 | United States Virgin Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | 89.7 | 39.4K / 44K |
| 221 | Lithuania | Europe | 89.6 | 1.3M / 1.5M |
| 222 | Aruba | Latin America and the Caribbean | 89.5 | 51.1K / 57.1K |
| 222 | Tonga | Oceania | 89.5 | 48.8K / 54.5K |
| 224 | Puerto Rico | Latin America and the Caribbean | 88.7 | 1.5M / 1.7M |
| 225 | Saint Barthélemy | Latin America and the Caribbean | 88.5 | 5.4K / 6.1K |
| 226 | Georgia | Asia | 87.4 | 1.8M / 2M |
| 227 | Belarus | Europe | 87.2 | 4.2M / 4.8M |
| 228 | Ukraine | Europe | 87.1 | 18.4M / 21.1M |
| 229 | Latvia | Europe | 86.8 | 852.9K / 983.1K |
| 230 | Armenia | Asia | 86.5 | 1.4M / 1.6M |
| 231 | Russia | Europe | 86.4 | 66.5M / 76.9M |
| 232 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America and the Caribbean | 85.5 | 11K / 12.9K |
| 233 | Macao | Asia | 85.2 | 332.7K / 390.5K |
| 234 | Moldova | Europe | 85.1 | 1.4M / 1.6M |
| 235 | Martinique | Latin America and the Caribbean | 82.8 | 153K / 184.8K |
| 236 | Guadeloupe | Latin America and the Caribbean | 82.4 | 168.2K / 204.2K |
| 237 | Hong Kong | Asia | 81.7 | 3.3M / 4.1M |
What this ranking measures—and what it does not
Why it matters
An overall ratio can reflect differences in survival, the age structure inherited from past births, and sex-selective migration. Age-specific bars show whether an imbalance is concentrated among workers, children, or older adults.
Read with care
The ratio records population counts by the male/female categories in the source data; it does not measure gender identity. The pyramid shows the pattern but cannot by itself establish its cause.
What stands out in this comparison
Qatar leads with 243.7, while Palau is at rank 10 with 116.2. At the other end of the complete table, Hong Kong has 81.7.
Those positions describe this particular indicator, definition, and reference period. They do not imply that every country near the top has the same population pyramid or demographic path. Open the profiles to compare the underlying cohorts.
First five
- Qatar — rank 1, 243.7; male / female 2.3M / 923.4K.
- United Arab Emirates — rank 2, 175.0; male / female 7.4M / 4.2M.
- Oman — rank 3, 166.5; male / female 3.5M / 2.1M.
- Bahrain — rank 4, 163.2; male / female 1M / 636.6K.
- Maldives — rank 5, 159.8; male / female 326.9K / 204.6K.
Other end of the table
- Hong Kong — rank 237, 81.7; male / female 3.3M / 4.1M.
- Guadeloupe — rank 236, 82.4; male / female 168.2K / 204.2K.
- Martinique — rank 235, 82.8; male / female 153K / 184.8K.
- Moldova — rank 234, 85.1; male / female 1.4M / 1.6M.
- Macao — rank 233, 85.2; male / female 332.7K / 390.5K.
Questions about this ranking
Which country or area ranks first for males per 100 females?
Qatar ranks first in this comparison with 243.7. The table uses 2026 medium projection from UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Which values are estimates and which are projections?
In World Population Prospects 2024, historical estimates run through 2023 and values from 2024 onward are projections. The peak-year table labels historical and projected results separately.
Why might another source show a different rank?
Sources can use different reference dates, revisions, country definitions, estimation methods, or projection scenarios. Close ranks can also change after revisions.