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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.
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. The sex ratio for the entire world population is approximately 101 males to 100 females (2020 est.). [4]
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 ...
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 ...
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] "
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).
Gender parity is a statistical measure used to describe ratios between men and women, or boys and girls, in a given population. Gender parity may refer to the proportionate representation of men and women in a given group, also referred to as sex ratio, or it may mean the ratio between any quantifiable indicator among men against the same ...
The 2020 census showed that the gender ratio of mainland China has improved, with the male-to-female ratio reaching a new record low of 105.07. [17] This is the most balanced gender ration since the People's Republic of China began conducting censuses in 1953.