Data for 1976
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976
1976, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976 covers 222 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 262.7094; Ukraine is lowest, at 83.4209. The middle country reads 98.6068. Against 1975, 222 values changed (120 up, 102 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 1976
HighestUnited Arab Emirates
262.7094LowestUkraine
83.4209Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
AREWestern Asia | 262.7094 |
QATWestern Asia | 196.8722 |
NRUMicronesia | 163.4533 |
BHRWestern Asia | 142.6751 |
KWTWestern Asia | 127.0145 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 125.4076 |
GRLNorthern America | 117.6524 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 117.3083 |
GUMMicronesia | 116.2799 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 115.3594 |
VUTMelanesia | 113.6192 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 112.5214 |
SLBMelanesia | 112.4070 |
PNGMelanesia | 112.2359 |
TWNEastern Asia | 110.6983 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 109.9005 |
MNPMicronesia | 109.8057 |
FRONorthern Europe | 109.6522 |
SAUWestern Asia | 109.5069 |
PYFPolynesia | 109.0617 |
PLWMicronesia | 108.5499 |
NCLMelanesia | 107.8653 |
ASMPolynesia | 107.3431 |
INDSouthern Asia | 106.8990 |
DZANorthern Africa | 106.8613 |
WSMPolynesia | 106.7732 |
BMUNorthern America | 106.6488 |
SYCEastern Africa | 106.5273 |
MHLMicronesia | 106.4721 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 106.3998 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 106.0975 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 106.0425 |
CIVWestern Africa | 105.7920 |
COKPolynesia | 105.5071 |
LKASouthern Asia | 105.4833 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 105.1759 |
TURWestern Asia | 104.9984 |
JORWestern Asia | 104.9414 |
HKGEastern Asia | 104.9242 |
STPMiddle Africa | 104.7231 |
SYRWestern Asia | 104.3135 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 104.2754 |
MUSEastern Africa | 103.9632 |
CHNEastern Asia | 103.7734 |
SURSouth America | 103.2756 |
CUBCaribbean | 103.2739 |
GTMCentral America | 103.1557 |
TONPolynesia | 102.9573 |
VGBCaribbean | 102.8220 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 102.7984 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 102.7928 |
KOREastern Asia | 102.6906 |
PANCentral America | 102.6026 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 102.3175 |
SENWestern Africa | 102.2223 |
FJIMelanesia | 102.1106 |
BHSCaribbean | 102.0816 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 102.0449 |
MDGEastern Africa | 102.0271 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 102.0212 |
FSMMicronesia | 101.9493 |
LBRWestern Africa | 101.8326 |
BLZCentral America | 101.7836 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 101.7461 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 101.7047 |
NIUPolynesia | 101.6658 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 101.5855 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 101.5409 |
PSEWestern Asia | 101.3216 |
VENSouth America | 101.0797 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 101.0705 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 101.0659 |
CRICentral America | 101.0653 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 101.0612 |
LBNWestern Asia | 100.9146 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 100.8479 |
HNDCentral America | 100.8458 |
DOMCaribbean | 100.8187 |
PERSouth America | 100.7246 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 100.5434 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.5208 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 100.4700 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 100.4639 |
COLSouth America | 100.2943 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.2610 |
PRYSouth America | 99.9935 |
CANNorthern America | 99.9831 |
ECUSouth America | 99.8775 |
MEXCentral America | 99.8680 |
BGREastern Europe | 99.6844 |
MLIWestern Africa | 99.6286 |
SOMEastern Africa | 99.6269 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 99.6003 |
BRASouth America | 99.5704 |
CHLSouth America | 99.5422 |
RWAEastern Africa | 99.5111 |
OMNWestern Asia | 99.4556 |
ISRWestern Asia | 99.4454 |
GHAWestern Africa | 99.3943 |
COMEastern Africa | 99.2900 |
SLVCentral America | 99.1113 |
GUYSouth America | 99.0906 |
NLDWestern Europe | 99.0434 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 98.9551 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 98.9147 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 98.8404 |
SWENorthern Europe | 98.8289 |
NICCentral America | 98.7085 |
UGAEastern Africa | 98.6880 |
NORNorthern Europe | 98.6168 |
IRQWestern Asia | 98.6069 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 98.6066 |
YEMWestern Asia | 98.5218 |
TZAEastern Africa | 98.4894 |
TJKCentral Asia | 98.3823 |
COGMiddle Africa | 98.3015 |
UZBCentral Asia | 98.2557 |
LIEWestern Europe | 98.2351 |
MRTWestern Africa | 98.2242 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.2202 |
DJIEastern Africa | 98.1698 |
GMBWestern Africa | 98.1032 |
MNGEastern Asia | 98.0767 |
BOLSouth America | 97.9810 |
KENEastern Africa | 97.9343 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.9312 |
SXMCaribbean | 97.8515 |
KIRMicronesia | 97.8006 |
MAFCaribbean | 97.7393 |
NGAWestern Africa | 97.6757 |
ARGSouth America | 97.5058 |
JPNEastern Asia | 97.4024 |
TGOWestern Africa | 97.3920 |
CYPWestern Asia | 97.3429 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 97.3099 |
SVKEastern Europe | 97.0167 |
URYSouth America | 97.0068 |
GINWestern Africa | 96.9268 |
BFAWestern Africa | 96.7605 |
NERWestern Africa | 96.6300 |
SLEWestern Africa | 96.6169 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 96.6157 |
BRBCaribbean | 96.5485 |
TCACaribbean | 96.4602 |
LUXWestern Europe | 96.4014 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 96.3701 |
ERIEastern Africa | 96.2285 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.0893 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 96.0203 |
HTICaribbean | 95.9907 |
GRDCaribbean | 95.9764 |
ABWCaribbean | 95.9512 |
TKMCentral Asia | 95.8426 |
FRAWestern Europe | 95.8390 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 95.7535 |
ETHEastern Africa | 95.7247 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.6011 |
CUWCaribbean | 95.5640 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 95.5337 |
BDIEastern Africa | 95.4332 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 95.3962 |
CODMiddle Africa | 95.3564 |
VCTCaribbean | 95.2432 |
PRICaribbean | 95.1508 |
VATSouthern Europe | 95.0863 |
CYMCaribbean | 94.9619 |
POLEastern Europe | 94.9603 |
CHEWestern Europe | 94.9595 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.8977 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 94.8200 |
MOZEastern Africa | 94.7618 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 94.7531 |
USANorthern America | 94.6825 |
VIRCaribbean | 94.6700 |
KGZCentral Asia | 94.6254 |
JAMCaribbean | 94.5581 |
ITASouthern Europe | 94.5393 |
GABMiddle Africa | 94.3825 |
ARMWestern Asia | 94.2641 |
HUNEastern Europe | 94.0619 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 94.0512 |
SSDEastern Africa | 93.9728 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 93.9285 |
CZEEastern Europe | 93.8815 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 93.8465 |
MWIEastern Africa | 93.8442 |
ROUEastern Europe | 93.7543 |
BENWestern Africa | 93.5722 |
FINNorthern Europe | 93.5657 |
CPVWestern Africa | 93.2379 |
AZEWestern Asia | 93.2102 |
LCACaribbean | 93.1568 |
KAZCentral Asia | 93.1466 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 93.0061 |
DMACaribbean | 92.9535 |
MNESouthern Europe | 92.9519 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 92.4680 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.2906 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 92.0404 |
MSRCaribbean | 91.8290 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 91.7228 |
MACEastern Asia | 91.3320 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 91.2472 |
KNACaribbean | 90.7984 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 90.7621 |
PRKEastern Asia | 90.6206 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 90.5285 |
BWASouthern Africa | 90.3531 |
AIACaribbean | 90.3518 |
DEUWestern Europe | 90.2053 |
AUTWestern Europe | 89.4865 |
ATGCaribbean | 89.1262 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 89.0906 |
TUVPolynesia | 86.4212 |
BLREastern Europe | 86.3448 |
MDAEastern Europe | 85.9209 |
GEOWestern Asia | 85.7826 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 85.6297 |
MCOWestern Europe | 85.3778 |
LVANorthern Europe | 85.1099 |
RUSEastern Europe | 84.5787 |
UKREastern Europe | 83.4209 |
02In 1976
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
United Arab Emirates262.7094
Qatar196.8722
Nauru163.4533
Bahrain142.6751
Kuwait127.0145
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.6068. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031975 → 1976
Since 1975
What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 120 · 102rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Qatar190.1775 → 196.8722+6.6947
Macau88.4894 → 91.3320+2.8426
Bahrain140.6064 → 142.6751+2.0687
United Arab Emirates261.1291 → 262.7094+1.5803
Botswana89.1420 → 90.3531+1.2111
Fell most
Cambodia94.2685 → 91.7228−2.5457
Nauru165.7349 → 163.4533−2.2816
Guam118.0527 → 116.2799−1.7728
Timor-Leste100.4272 → 98.8404−1.5868
Cabo Verde94.4305 → 93.2379−1.1926
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 1976.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (1976). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/1976
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07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976?
United Arab Emirates, at 262.7094, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976 describe?
1976.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1976 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.