The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 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 1998 edition carries it in 217 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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2025

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World

1 entry

World

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female

Africa

56 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:
0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Angola

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Benin

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:
0.76 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Burundi

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Cameroon

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Central African Republic

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:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

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:
1.03 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Djibouti

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Egypt

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:
0.8 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

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:
0.79 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Eritrea

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:
1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.65 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.83 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Gambia, The now 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:
1.12 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Ghana

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:
0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Guinea

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:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Lesotho

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Liberia

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.93 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Libya

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.93 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Malawi

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:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Mali

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:
0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Mauritania

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:
0.73 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Mayotte

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Morocco

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:
0.86 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Namibia

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:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Nigeria

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Reunion

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:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Rwanda

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:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Senegal

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Seychelles

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:
0.52 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Sierra Leone

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Somalia

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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

South Africa

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:
0.67 male(s)/female (1998 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:
1.26 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.85 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Togo

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Tunisia

at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.04 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Uganda

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.85 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

at birth:
1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.12 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Armenia

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:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Azerbaijan

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:
0.63 male(s)/female (1998 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:
1.18 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

China

at birth:
1.15 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Georgia

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:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 est.)

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 (1998 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

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:
0.44 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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:
1.14 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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:
0.99 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.99 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Russia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.44 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Sri Lanka

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:
0.95 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Tajikistan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Turkmenistan

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.64 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

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:
0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Aruba

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Bahamas, The now 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 (1998 est.)

Barbados

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

British Virgin Islands

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.22 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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 (1998 est.)

Cuba

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Grenada

at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.73 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 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:
1 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Honduras

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:
0.91 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Jamaica

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:
0.79 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

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:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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:
0.92 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Puerto Rico

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Virgin Islands

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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 (1998 est.)

Andorra

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.03 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Austria

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:
0.59 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Belgium

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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.65 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Croatia

at birth:
1.07 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 (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Estonia

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:
0.48 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Faroe Islands

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

France

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:
0.67 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.59 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Gibraltar

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.15 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.31 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.79 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Hungary

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:
0.6 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Latvia

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:
0.47 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Liechtenstein

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 (1998 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 (1998 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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Moldova

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:
0.59 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Monaco

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:
0.58 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

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:
0.81 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Poland

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Romania

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:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

San Marino

at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 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-0.75 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.62 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Slovenia

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:
0.57 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Sweden

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:
0.73 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

United Kingdom

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:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.49 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.05 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Cyprus

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 (1998 est.)

Gaza Strip

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:
0.75 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Jordan

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Kuwait

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.21 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.55 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Oman

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.63 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.1 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Qatar

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
2.55 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.27 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Saudi Arabia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.46 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.11 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.97 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

United Arab Emirates

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.86 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.1 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Yemen

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.74 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Mexico

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:
0.81 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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 (1998 est.)

Oceania

15 entries

American Samoa

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Australia

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:
0.77 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

French Polynesia

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 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Guam

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.9 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.93 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Palau

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.22 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

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:
0.89 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.99 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Tuvalu

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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 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:
1.19 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

South America

13 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 (1998 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:
0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Brazil

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:
0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Chile

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:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Colombia

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

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:
1.02 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Paraguay

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:
0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Peru

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:
0.85 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Uruguay

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Venezuela

at birth:
1.08 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 (1998 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.21 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Cambodia

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Hong Kong

at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Laos

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:
0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Macau

at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.77 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Taiwan

at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.16 male(s)/female (1998 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:
0.79 male(s)/female (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Sex ratio”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/sex-ratio/1998.

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