Data for 2010

Sex Ratio at Birth, 2010

2010, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Sex Ratio at Birth, 2010 covers 222 countries. Liechtenstein is highest, at 120.2; Malawi is lowest, at 100.7. The middle country reads 105.0. Against 2009, 113 values changed (58 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Sex Ratio at Birth · Data for 2010

HighestLiechtenstein

120.2

LowestMalawi

100.7

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
2010the year it describes
76distinct 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, 2010, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Sex Ratio at Birth, 2010: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	120.2
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	117.1
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	117.1
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	116.5
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	115.4
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	114.6
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	111.7
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	111.2
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	111.2
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	109.6
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	109.2
MacauMACEastern Asia	108.7
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	108.6
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	108.2
TongaTONPolynesia	108.1
PalauPLWMicronesia	108.0
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	108.0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	107.8
SamoaWSMPolynesia	107.7
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	107.7
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	107.5
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	107.5
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	107.4
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	107.3
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	107.2
NauruNRUMicronesia	107.2
GuamGUMMicronesia	107.1
NiueNIUPolynesia	107.1
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	107.1
FijiFJIMelanesia	107.0
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	107.0
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	107.0
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	107.0
PolandPOLEastern Europe	107.0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	107.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	107.0
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	107.0
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	107.0
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	106.9
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	106.8
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	106.7
UkraineUKREastern Europe	106.7
CubaCUBCaribbean	106.6
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	106.6
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	106.6
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	106.6
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	106.5
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	106.4
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	106.4
SpainESPSouthern Europe	106.4
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	106.4
BelarusBLREastern Europe	106.3
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	106.3
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	106.3
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	106.3
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	106.3
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	106.3
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	106.2
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	106.1
ArgentinaARGSouth America	106.1
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	106.1
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	106.1
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	106.1
American SamoaASMPolynesia	106.0
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	106.0
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	106.0
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	106.0
ItalyITASouthern Europe	106.0
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	106.0
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	106.0
IraqIRQWestern Asia	105.9
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	105.9
YemenYEMWestern Asia	105.9
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	105.8
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	105.8
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	105.8
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	105.7
JapanJPNEastern Asia	105.7
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	105.7
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	105.7
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	105.7
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	105.7
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	105.6
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	105.6
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	105.6
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	105.6
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	105.5
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	105.5
HondurasHNDCentral America	105.5
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	105.5
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	105.5
VenezuelaVENSouth America	105.5
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	105.4
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	105.4
CanadaCANNorthern America	105.3
GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	105.3
IsraelISRWestern Asia	105.3
BelizeBLZCentral America	105.2
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	105.2
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	105.2
ParaguayPRYSouth America	105.2
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	105.2
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	105.2
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	105.1
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	105.1
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	105.1
IranIRNSouthern Asia	105.1
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	105.1
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	105.1
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	105.1
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	105.0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	105.0
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	105.0
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	105.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	105.0
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	105.0
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	105.0
PanamaPANCentral America	105.0
Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	105.0
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	104.9
JordanJORWestern Asia	104.9
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	104.9
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	104.8
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	104.8
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	104.8
Costa RicaCRICentral America	104.8
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	104.8
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	104.8
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	104.8
United StatesUSANorthern America	104.8
EcuadorECUSouth America	104.7
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	104.7
ColombiaCOLSouth America	104.6
FranceFRAWestern Europe	104.6
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	104.6
UruguayURYSouth America	104.6
BrazilBRASouth America	104.5
GuineaGINWestern Africa	104.5
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	104.5
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	104.5
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	104.5
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	104.4
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	104.4
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	104.4
ArubaABWCaribbean	104.3
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	104.3
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	104.3
MontserratMSRCaribbean	104.3
BoliviaBOLSouth America	104.2
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	104.2
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	104.2
NigerNERWestern Africa	104.2
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	104.2
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	104.2
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	104.2
BeninBENWestern Africa	104.1
ChileCHLSouth America	104.1
GuyanaGUYSouth America	104.1
QatarQATWestern Asia	104.1
Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	104.1
BermudaBMUNorthern America	104.0
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	104.0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	104.0
PeruPERSouth America	104.0
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	104.0
MexicoMEXCentral America	103.9
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	103.9
SurinameSURSouth America	103.9
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	103.9
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	103.8
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	103.8
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	103.8
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	103.8
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	103.7
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	103.7
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	103.7
SenegalSENWestern Africa	103.7
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	103.6
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	103.6
DominicaDMACaribbean	103.6
MaliMLIWestern Africa	103.6
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	103.5
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	103.5
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	103.5
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	103.5
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	103.4
NicaraguaNICCentral America	103.4
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	103.3
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	103.3
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	103.3
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	103.2
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	103.2
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	103.2
EritreaERIEastern Africa	103.2
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	103.2
HaitiHTICaribbean	103.2
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	103.2
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	103.1
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	103.1
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	103.1
AnguillaAIACaribbean	103.0
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	103.0
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	102.9
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	102.8
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	102.7
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	102.7
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	102.6
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	102.6
TogoTGOWestern Africa	102.6
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	102.5
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	102.5
BahamasBHSCaribbean	102.4
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	102.2
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	102.2
KenyaKENEastern Africa	102.1
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	102.1
GabonGABMiddle Africa	102.0
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	101.8
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	101.7
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	101.2
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	100.8
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	100.7

02In 2010

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Liechtenstein120.2
Chinashared117.1
Northern Mariana Islandsshared117.1
Azerbaijan116.5
Hong Kong115.4

Lowest

Malawi100.7
Namibia100.8
Zambia101.2
Mozambique101.7
DR Congo101.8

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.

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
113values changed, of 222 in both
58 · 55rose · fell
109unchanged

Rose most

Kosovo107.9 → 111.7+3.8
Liechtenstein118.0 → 120.2+2.2
Poland106.2 → 107.0+0.8
Czechia104.7 → 105.4+0.7
Vietnam110.5 → 111.2+0.7

Fell most

Albania111.8 → 111.2−0.6
Switzerland106.2 → 105.7−0.5
Spain106.9 → 106.4−0.5
Denmark105.4 → 105.0−0.4
Pakistan106.7 → 106.3−0.4

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

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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 2010.
76 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 9 countries share 107.0. 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

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UN DESA Population Division (2010). Sex Ratio at Birth, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio-at-birth/2010

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