Data for 1950

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1950

1950, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1950 covers 222 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 109.8; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 101.1. The middle country reads 105.0.

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Sex Ratio at Birth · Data for 1950

HighestHong Kong

109.8

Lowest2 countries share it

101.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

222countries
1measure
1950the year it describes
61distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Sex Ratio at Birth, 1950, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Sex Ratio at Birth, 1950: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	109.8
TongaTONPolynesia	108.1
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	108.0
PalauPLWMicronesia	107.7
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	107.6
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	107.6
SamoaWSMPolynesia	107.6
MacauMACEastern Asia	107.5
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	107.5
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	107.4
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	107.3
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	107.3
NiueNIUPolynesia	107.3
NauruNRUMicronesia	107.2
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	107.1
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	107.1
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	107.1
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	107.0
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	107.0
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	107.0
PolandPOLEastern Europe	107.0
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	107.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	107.0
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	107.0
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	107.0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	106.9
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	106.9
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	106.9
FijiFJIMelanesia	106.8
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	106.8
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	106.7
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	106.7
GuamGUMMicronesia	106.6
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	106.6
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	106.6
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	106.6
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	106.6
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	106.5
CubaCUBCaribbean	106.5
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	106.5
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	106.5
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	106.4
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	106.4
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	106.4
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	106.4
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	106.4
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	106.3
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	106.3
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	106.3
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	106.3
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	106.2
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	106.2
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	106.2
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	106.2
BelarusBLREastern Europe	106.1
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	106.1
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	106.1
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	106.1
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	106.1
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	106.1
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	106.1
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	106.1
American SamoaASMPolynesia	106.0
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	106.0
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	106.0
IsraelISRWestern Asia	106.0
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	106.0
CanadaCANNorthern America	105.9
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	105.9
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	105.9
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	105.9
JapanJPNEastern Asia	105.9
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	105.9
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	105.9
UkraineUKREastern Europe	105.9
YemenYEMWestern Asia	105.9
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	105.8
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	105.8
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	105.8
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	105.8
ItalyITASouthern Europe	105.8
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	105.8
MontserratMSRCaribbean	105.8
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	105.8
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	105.8
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	105.7
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	105.7
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	105.7
IraqIRQWestern Asia	105.6
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	105.6
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	105.6
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	105.6
SpainESPSouthern Europe	105.6
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	105.5
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	105.5
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	105.5
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	105.4
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	105.4
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	105.4
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	105.4
United StatesUSANorthern America	105.4
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	105.3
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	105.3
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	105.3
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	105.2
BelizeBLZCentral America	105.1
FranceFRAWestern Europe	105.1
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	105.1
IranIRNSouthern Asia	105.1
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	105.1
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	105.0
HondurasHNDCentral America	105.0
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	105.0
JordanJORWestern Asia	105.0
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	105.0
ParaguayPRYSouth America	105.0
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	105.0
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	105.0
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	104.9
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	104.9
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	104.9
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	104.8
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	104.8
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	104.7
ArgentinaARGSouth America	104.7
Costa RicaCRICentral America	104.7
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	104.7
EcuadorECUSouth America	104.7
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	104.7
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	104.7
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	104.7
UruguayURYSouth America	104.7
ColombiaCOLSouth America	104.6
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	104.6
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	104.6
PanamaPANCentral America	104.6
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	104.6
BrazilBRASouth America	104.5
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	104.5
VenezuelaVENSouth America	104.5
GuineaGINWestern Africa	104.4
OmanOMNWestern Asia	104.4
QatarQATWestern Asia	104.4
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	104.4
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	104.4
ArubaABWCaribbean	104.3
BeninBENWestern Africa	104.3
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	104.3
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	104.3
BoliviaBOLSouth America	104.2
PeruPERSouth America	104.2
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	104.2
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	104.1
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	104.1
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	104.1
BermudaBMUNorthern America	104.0
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	104.0
NigerNERWestern Africa	104.0
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	104.0
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	104.0
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	103.9
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	103.9
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	103.9
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	103.8
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	103.8
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	103.8
MexicoMEXCentral America	103.8
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	103.8
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	103.8
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	103.7
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	103.7
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	103.6
GuyanaGUYSouth America	103.6
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	103.6
SurinameSURSouth America	103.6
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	103.5
ChileCHLSouth America	103.5
DominicaDMACaribbean	103.5
NicaraguaNICCentral America	103.5
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	103.5
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	103.5
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	103.4
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	103.4
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	103.4
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	103.3
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	103.3
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	103.3
AnguillaAIACaribbean	103.2
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	103.2
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	103.2
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	103.2
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	103.2
EritreaERIEastern Africa	103.2
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	103.2
MaliMLIWestern Africa	103.2
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	103.2
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	103.2
BahamasBHSCaribbean	103.1
HaitiHTICaribbean	103.1
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	103.1
SenegalSENWestern Africa	103.1
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	103.0
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	103.0
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	102.9
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	102.9
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	102.9
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	102.8
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	102.8
TogoTGOWestern Africa	102.8
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	102.7
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	102.6
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	102.6
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	102.6
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	102.5
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	102.5
GabonGABMiddle Africa	102.2
KenyaKENEastern Africa	102.1
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	102.0
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	102.0
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	101.5
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	101.1
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	101.1

02In 1950

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Hong Kong109.8
Tonga108.1
Philippines108.0
Palau107.7
Gibraltarshared107.6

Lowest

Zambiashared101.1
Namibiashared101.1
Malawi101.5
Mozambiqueshared102.0
Liechtensteinshared102.0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 105.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1950.
61 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 countries share 103.2. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (1950). Sex Ratio at Birth, 1950 [data set], describing 1950. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio-at-birth/1950

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