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Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959

1959, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959 covers 222 countries. 2 countries share the highest reading, 108.1; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 101.1. The middle country reads 105.0. Against 1958, 71 values changed (33 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.

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Sex Ratio at Birth · Data for 1959

Highest2 countries share it

108.1

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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia108.1
TongaTONPolynesia108.1
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia108.0
PolandPOLEastern Europe107.8
PalauPLWMicronesia107.7
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe107.6
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia107.6
SamoaWSMPolynesia107.6
MacauMACEastern Asia107.5
LebanonLBNWestern Asia107.4
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia107.4
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe107.3
GuamGUMMicronesia107.2
KiribatiKIRMicronesia107.2
NauruNRUMicronesia107.2
NiueNIUPolynesia107.2
HungaryHUNEastern Europe107.0
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia107.0
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia107.0
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia107.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia107.0
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia107.0
TuvaluTUVPolynesia107.0
VanuatuVUTMelanesia107.0
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe106.9

02In 1959

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Hong Kongshared108.1
  2. Tongashared108.1
  3. Philippines108.0
  4. Poland107.8
  5. Palau107.7

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared101.1
  2. Namibiashared101.1
  3. Malawi101.5
  4. Mozambiqueshared102.0
  5. 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.

031958 → 1959

Since 1958

What changed between 1958 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 71values changed, of 222 in both
  • 33 · 38rose · fell
  • 151unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

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 1959.

  • 59 distinct values among 222

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 countries share 106.4. 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.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1959). Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959 [data set], describing 1959. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio-at-birth/1959

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07Questions

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959: questions and answers

Which country has the highest sex ratio at birth in Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959?

2 countries share the highest reading, 108.1, so no single country is named.

What year does Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959 describe?

1959.

How many countries does Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959 cover?

222.

Where can I download Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Sex Ratio at Birth, 1959 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio at Birth, 2023.

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