Data for 1995

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995

Name: Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1995, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995 covers 222 countries. China is highest, at 115.2; Liechtenstein is lowest, at 98.3. The middle country reads 105.1. Against 1994, 119 values changed (71 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Sex Ratio at Birth · Data for 1995

HighestChina

115.2

LowestLiechtenstein

98.3

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

222countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
74distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

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Every country and every column of Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

China`CHN`Eastern Asia	115.2
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	113.2
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	112.7
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	111.3
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	110.9
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	110.6
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	110.1
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	110.1
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	109.5
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	109.4
India`IND`Southern Asia	108.9
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	108.5
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	108.3
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	108.2
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	108.0
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	108.0
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	107.9
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	107.8
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	107.8
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	107.8
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	107.6
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	107.6
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	107.6
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	107.4
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	107.4
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	107.3
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	107.2
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	107.2
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	107.2
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	107.2
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	107.2
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	107.1
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	107.1
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	107.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	107.0
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	107.0
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	107.0
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	107.0
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	107.0
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	107.0
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	107.0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	107.0
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	106.8
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	106.8
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	106.7
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	106.7
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	106.7
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	106.7
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	106.5
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	106.5
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	106.5
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	106.5
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	106.5
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	106.5
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	106.5
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	106.4
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	106.4
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	106.4
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	106.3
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	106.3
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	106.2
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	106.2
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	106.1
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	106.1
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	106.1
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	106.1
Venezuela`VEN`South America	106.1
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	106.0
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	106.0
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	106.0
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	106.0
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	105.9
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	105.9
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	105.9
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	105.8
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	105.8
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	105.8
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	105.8
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	105.8
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	105.8
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	105.8
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	105.7
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	105.7
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	105.7
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	105.7
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	105.7
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	105.7
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	105.6
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	105.6
Argentina`ARG`South America	105.5
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	105.5
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	105.5
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	105.5
Paraguay`PRY`South America	105.5
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	105.5
Canada`CAN`Northern America	105.4
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	105.4
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	105.4
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	105.4
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	105.3
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	105.3
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	105.3
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	105.3
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	105.2
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	105.2
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	105.1
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	105.1
Belize`BLZ`Central America	105.1
Honduras`HND`Central America	105.1
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	105.1
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	105.1
Panama`PAN`Central America	105.1
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	105.0
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	105.0
France`FRA`Western Europe	105.0
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	105.0
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	105.0
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	105.0
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	105.0
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	105.0
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	105.0
Ecuador`ECU`South America	104.9
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	104.9
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	104.9
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	104.9
United States`USA`Northern America	104.9
Uruguay`URY`South America	104.9
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	104.8
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	104.8
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	104.8
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	104.8
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	104.8
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	104.8
Chile`CHL`South America	104.7
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	104.7
Brazil`BRA`South America	104.6
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	104.6
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	104.5
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	104.5
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	104.5
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	104.5
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	104.4
Colombia`COL`South America	104.4
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	104.4
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	104.4
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	104.3
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	104.3
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	104.3
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	104.2
Bolivia`BOL`South America	104.2
Niger`NER`Western Africa	104.2
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	104.1
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	104.1
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	104.1
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	104.1
Peru`PER`South America	104.1
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	104.1
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	104.1
Suriname`SUR`South America	104.1
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	104.1
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	104.0
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	104.0
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	104.0
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	104.0
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	104.0
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	103.9
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	103.9
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	103.9
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	103.9
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	103.9
Guyana`GUY`South America	103.8
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	103.8
Mexico`MEX`Central America	103.8
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	103.8
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	103.8
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	103.7
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	103.7
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	103.7
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	103.6
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	103.6
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	103.6
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	103.5
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	103.5
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	103.5
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	103.5
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	103.5
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	103.4
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	103.3
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	103.3
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	103.3
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	103.2
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	103.2
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	103.2
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	103.2
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	103.2
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	103.1
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	103.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	103.1
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	103.0
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	102.9
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	102.9
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	102.8
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	102.8
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	102.8
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	102.8
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	102.7
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	102.7
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	102.6
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	102.6
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	102.6
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	102.5
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	102.5
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	102.5
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	102.4
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	102.3
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	101.8
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	101.7
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	101.5
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	101.2
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	100.5
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	100.4
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	98.3

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

Liechtenstein98.3
Namibia100.4
Zambia100.5
Malawi101.2
Mozambique101.5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 105.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 222 in both
71 · 48rose · fell
103unchanged

Rose most

Armenia109.8 → 111.3+1.5
Azerbaijan109.0 → 110.1+1.1
Cuba110.0 → 110.9+0.9
China114.6 → 115.2+0.6
Portugal106.6 → 107.2+0.6

Fell most

South Korea115.0 → 113.2−1.8
Liechtenstein100.0 → 98.3−1.7
Belgium105.5 → 105.1−0.4
Taiwan108.7 → 108.3−0.4
Canada105.8 → 105.4−0.4

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.

How values are stored

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 1995.
74 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 9 countries share 105.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1995). Sex Ratio at Birth, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio-at-birth/1995

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