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  2. List of sovereign states by sex ratio - Wikipedia

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    List of sovereign states by sex ratio. Sex ratio by country for total population. Blue represents more males than the world average of 1.07 males/females. (2020) The human sex ratio is the comparative number of males with respect to each female in a population. This is a list of sex ratios by country or region.

  3. Human sex ratio - Wikipedia

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    The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography. In humans, the natural sex ratio at birth is slightly biased towards the male sex. It is estimated to be about 1.05 [1] or 1.06 [2] or within a narrow range from 1.03 to 1.06 [3] males per female.

  4. Sex ratio - Wikipedia

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    A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. [2][3] However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, either periodically or permanently. Examples include parthenogenic species, periodically mating ...

  5. Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Aged dependency ratio: 25.92% (2021) Country comparison to the world*: 42nd; Potential support ratio: 3.86 (2021) Country comparison to the world*: 160th *Ratios are ranked from highest to lowest by country. Life expectancy in the United States since 1880 Life expectancy in the United States since 1960 by gender

  6. Demographics of the world - Wikipedia

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    Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km 2 (130 per sq. mile). Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with more than 2.8 billion in the countries of India and China combined. The percentage shares of China, India and rest of South Asia of the world population ...

  7. Global Gender Gap Report - Wikipedia

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    Cover of the 2008 report. The Global Gender Gap Report is an index designed to measure gender equality.It was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. [1]It "assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities," the Report says. [2] "

  8. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2024. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2022) World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global ...

  9. Gender Inequality Index - Wikipedia

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    Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).