The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 People

Sex ratio In 30 editions of 36.

Sex ratio was published in 30 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1996 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

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World

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Angola

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population :
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Benin

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Botswana

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.64 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Burkina Faso

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Burundi

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cameroon

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.83 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Central African Republic

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Chad

at birth :
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Comoros

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Djibouti

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.06 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Egypt

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Eritrea

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.06 male(s)/female
total population :
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population :
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Ethiopia

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Gabon

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.97 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

The Gambia

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.14 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Ghana

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guinea

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Kenya

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Lesotho

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Liberia

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.93 male(s)/female
total population :
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Libya

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.11 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Madagascar

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Malawi

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mali

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mauritania

at birth :
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mauritius

at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mayotte

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population :
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Morocco

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mozambique

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Namibia

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population :
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Niger

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.12 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Nigeria

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Reunion

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Rwanda

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

at birth :
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Senegal

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Seychelles

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.53 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Sierra Leone

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population :
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Somalia

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population :
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

South Africa

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Sudan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.28 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Tanzania

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Togo

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Tunisia

at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.06 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Uganda

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Western Sahara

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Zambia

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Zimbabwe

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Iceland

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Svalbard

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female 65 years and over : NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.13 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Armenia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Azerbaijan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Bangladesh

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.19 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Bhutan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.03 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

China

at birth :
1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.11 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Georgia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
0.91 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

India

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population :
1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Japan

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.5 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.55 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

at birth :
1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.58 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Maldives

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.15 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mongolia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Nepal

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1 male(s)/female
total population :
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Pakistan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Russia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.44 male(s)/female
total population:
0.88 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Sri Lanka

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Tajikistan

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Turkmenistan

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Uzbekistan

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

at birth :
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Aruba

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

The Bahamas

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Barbados

at birth :
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Belize

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

British Virgin Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female 15-64 years : NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Cayman Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population :
NA male(s)/female

Costa Rica

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cuba

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.89 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Dominica

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Dominican Republic

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

El Salvador

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Grenada

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.08 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guadeloupe

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guatemala

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Haiti

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.99 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Honduras

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population :
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Jamaica

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Martinique

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Montserrat

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years :
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Netherlands Antilles

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Nicaragua

at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Panama

at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.93 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Puerto Rico

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saint Lucia

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female 15-64 years : NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Virgin Islands

at birth :
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Europe

45 entries

Albania

at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Andorra

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Austria

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.59 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Belarus

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.49 male(s)/female
total population:
0.89 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Belgium

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

at birth :
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.64 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Bulgaria

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Croatia

at birth :
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population :
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Denmark

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Estonia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.87 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Faroe Islands

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Finland

at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

France

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Germany

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.58 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Gibraltar

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.3 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
1.16 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Greece

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guernsey

at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Hungary

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Ireland

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Italy

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Jersey

at birth :
1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population :
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Latvia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.47 male(s)/female
total population:
0.85 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Liechtenstein

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population :
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Lithuania

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.52 male(s)/female
total population:
0.89 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Luxembourg

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Malta

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Moldova

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.59 male(s)/female
total population:
0.91 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Monaco

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.58 male(s)/female
total population:
0.87 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Netherlands

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Macedonia, now North Macedonia

at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Norway

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Poland

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Portugal

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Romania

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

San Marino

at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

at birth :
Montenegro - 1.09 male(s)/female; Serbia - 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
Montenegro - 1.07 male(s)/female; Serbia - 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
Montenegro - 1.02 male(s)/female; Serbia - 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
Montenegro - 0.70 male(s)/female; Serbia - 0.76 male(s)/female
all ages :
Montenegro - 0.99 male(s)/female Serbia - 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Slovakia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Slovenia

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.57 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Spain

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Sweden

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Switzerland

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Ukraine

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.86 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

United Kingdom

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.5 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.06 male(s)/female
total population:
1.32 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cyprus

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population :
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Gaza Strip

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Iran

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.05 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Iraq

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population :
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Israel

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Jordan

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Kuwait

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.22 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.83 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.51 male(s)/female
total population :
1.59 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Lebanon

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Oman

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Qatar

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 2.59 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.2 male(s)/female
total population:
1.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saudi Arabia

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.49 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.08 male(s)/female
total population:
1.26 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Syria

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

United Arab Emirates

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.99 male(s)/female
total population:
1.56 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

West Bank

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Yemen

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Canada

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population :
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Mexico

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population :
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female 65 years and over : NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

United States

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population :
NA male(s)/female

Australia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cook Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Fiji

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

French Polynesia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guam

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female 65 years and over : NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Kiribati

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years :
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Marshall Islands

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female 15-64 years : NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Nauru

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years :
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

New Caledonia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

New Zealand

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Niue

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years :
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Norfolk Island

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population :
NA male(s)/female

Northern Mariana Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female 65 years and over : NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Palau

at birth :
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Papua New Guinea

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Western Samoa now Samoa

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Solomon Islands

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Tokelau

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Tonga

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Tuvalu

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Vanuatu

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.2 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

at birth :
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

South America

14 entries

Argentina

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Bolivia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Brazil

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Chile

at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Colombia

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Ecuador

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population :
NA male(s)/female

French Guiana

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.01 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Guyana

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Paraguay

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population :
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Peru

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Suriname

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Uruguay

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Venezuela

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.23 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Cambodia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.86 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Christmas Island

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years:
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population :
NA male(s)/female

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

at birth:
NA male(s)/female
under 15 years :
NA male(s)/female
15-64 years:
NA male(s)/female
65 years and over:
NA male(s)/female
total population:
NA male(s)/female

Hong Kong

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Indonesia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years :
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Laos

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Macau

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Malaysia

at birth :
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population :
1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Philippines

at birth :
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population :
0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Singapore

at birth :
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population :
1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Taiwan

at birth :
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.18 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Thailand

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Vietnam

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Sex ratio”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/sex-ratio/1997.

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