Data for 1983
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983
1983, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983 covers 222 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 228.7280; Ukraine is lowest, at 84.6345. The middle country reads 98.5825. Against 1982, 222 values changed (118 up, 104 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 1983
HighestUnited Arab Emirates
228.7280LowestUkraine
84.6345Shaded 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, 1983, 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 | 228.7280 |
QATWestern Asia | 226.0459 |
BHRWestern Asia | 149.6780 |
KWTWestern Asia | 136.3422 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 124.1759 |
VUTMelanesia | 122.3940 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 119.9758 |
GRLNorthern America | 119.0805 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 116.0559 |
SAUWestern Asia | 114.2337 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 113.3721 |
PNGMelanesia | 112.1105 |
GUMMicronesia | 112.0180 |
TWNEastern Asia | 111.2840 |
MNPMicronesia | 111.2104 |
SLBMelanesia | 111.0454 |
PLWMicronesia | 110.8454 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 109.8215 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 109.7379 |
FRONorthern Europe | 109.0288 |
WSMPolynesia | 107.8067 |
COKPolynesia | 107.7237 |
ASMPolynesia | 107.7139 |
NRUMicronesia | 107.6184 |
PYFPolynesia | 107.5648 |
INDSouthern Asia | 107.1684 |
NIUPolynesia | 106.8885 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 106.7889 |
DZANorthern Africa | 106.4330 |
HKGEastern Asia | 105.9899 |
SYCEastern Africa | 105.4951 |
MHLMicronesia | 105.3928 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 105.3551 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 105.2369 |
JORWestern Asia | 105.0489 |
VGBCaribbean | 104.9288 |
OMNWestern Asia | 104.5839 |
NCLMelanesia | 104.1730 |
LKASouthern Asia | 103.8436 |
CHNEastern Asia | 103.6385 |
CIVWestern Africa | 103.6263 |
MUSEastern Africa | 103.6115 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 103.5391 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 103.4690 |
SYRWestern Asia | 103.3247 |
TCACaribbean | 103.1893 |
CUBCaribbean | 103.1394 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 102.9326 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 102.6583 |
CYPWestern Asia | 102.6389 |
BLZCentral America | 102.6009 |
TURWestern Asia | 102.5772 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 102.5091 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 102.4107 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 102.2670 |
MAFCaribbean | 102.2541 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 102.2400 |
PANCentral America | 102.1833 |
KOREastern Asia | 102.1701 |
BMUNorthern America | 102.1329 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 102.0611 |
FSMMicronesia | 101.7379 |
PSEWestern Asia | 101.6072 |
TONPolynesia | 101.5735 |
FJIMelanesia | 101.5388 |
SURSouth America | 101.5089 |
MDGEastern Africa | 101.4823 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 101.4251 |
BHSCaribbean | 101.3648 |
PRYSouth America | 101.3528 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 101.1762 |
STPMiddle Africa | 101.1321 |
HNDCentral America | 101.1318 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 101.1020 |
GTMCentral America | 101.0964 |
LBRWestern Africa | 101.0426 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 100.9924 |
MACEastern Asia | 100.9046 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.7970 |
CRICentral America | 100.7842 |
DOMCaribbean | 100.7240 |
VENSouth America | 100.6953 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.6271 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 100.4339 |
PERSouth America | 100.3045 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.2773 |
COLSouth America | 100.2487 |
MLIWestern Africa | 100.0380 |
ECUSouth America | 99.9944 |
SOMEastern Africa | 99.8905 |
SENWestern Africa | 99.8551 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 99.7948 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 99.7532 |
YEMWestern Asia | 99.6825 |
RWAEastern Africa | 99.6313 |
ISRWestern Asia | 99.5232 |
BRASouth America | 99.4683 |
UZBCentral Asia | 99.4386 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 99.4305 |
TJKCentral Asia | 99.3458 |
CHLSouth America | 99.2480 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 99.2459 |
BGREastern Europe | 98.9306 |
GHAWestern Africa | 98.9261 |
COMEastern Africa | 98.9248 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 98.9039 |
LBNWestern Asia | 98.8675 |
CANNorthern America | 98.7992 |
BOLSouth America | 98.7536 |
MEXCentral America | 98.7189 |
GUYSouth America | 98.6200 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 98.5450 |
LIEWestern Europe | 98.5433 |
NERWestern Africa | 98.5238 |
VCTCaribbean | 98.5062 |
MRTWestern Africa | 98.4936 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.4451 |
DJIEastern Africa | 98.4140 |
NGAWestern Africa | 98.2872 |
IRQWestern Asia | 98.2741 |
KENEastern Africa | 97.9866 |
NORNorthern Europe | 97.9666 |
MNGEastern Asia | 97.8969 |
KIRMicronesia | 97.8845 |
COGMiddle Africa | 97.8209 |
NLDWestern Europe | 97.7827 |
SWENorthern Europe | 97.7355 |
DMACaribbean | 97.7145 |
JPNEastern Asia | 97.5872 |
SXMCaribbean | 97.4180 |
NICCentral America | 97.3846 |
TGOWestern Africa | 97.3530 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 97.3313 |
TZAEastern Africa | 97.3162 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.0996 |
GRDCaribbean | 97.0448 |
ARGSouth America | 97.0350 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 97.0186 |
HTICaribbean | 96.9281 |
SLEWestern Africa | 96.8227 |
UGAEastern Africa | 96.8163 |
CODMiddle Africa | 96.7517 |
TKMCentral Asia | 96.7393 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 96.7136 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 96.6776 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 96.6495 |
CYMCaribbean | 96.6436 |
SLVCentral America | 96.6023 |
BDIEastern Africa | 96.5485 |
BFAWestern Africa | 96.5360 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.4788 |
SVKEastern Europe | 96.3489 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 96.1339 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 96.0677 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 95.9988 |
URYSouth America | 95.8954 |
BRBCaribbean | 95.8228 |
SSDEastern Africa | 95.8160 |
LCACaribbean | 95.8027 |
ERIEastern Africa | 95.7672 |
ETHEastern Africa | 95.7023 |
JAMCaribbean | 95.6780 |
GINWestern Africa | 95.5779 |
KGZCentral Asia | 95.5283 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.4695 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 95.4539 |
GMBWestern Africa | 95.3955 |
BWASouthern Africa | 95.3132 |
USANorthern America | 95.2783 |
FRAWestern Europe | 95.1923 |
GABMiddle Africa | 95.1277 |
POLEastern Europe | 95.1154 |
ABWCaribbean | 94.9770 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 94.9138 |
CHEWestern Europe | 94.9123 |
BENWestern Africa | 94.8166 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.7703 |
MSRCaribbean | 94.7631 |
VATSouthern Europe | 94.7160 |
LUXWestern Europe | 94.6576 |
ITASouthern Europe | 94.6429 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 94.6425 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 94.6404 |
PRICaribbean | 94.5030 |
MNESouthern Europe | 94.3396 |
ROUEastern Europe | 94.2645 |
CZEEastern Europe | 94.0951 |
MWIEastern Africa | 93.9991 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 93.9927 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 93.8852 |
FINNorthern Europe | 93.7866 |
KNACaribbean | 93.6331 |
HUNEastern Europe | 93.4848 |
CUWCaribbean | 93.4130 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 93.4031 |
AZEWestern Asia | 93.3676 |
AIACaribbean | 93.3392 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 93.2336 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 93.0971 |
MOZEastern Africa | 92.9772 |
VIRCaribbean | 92.5718 |
PRKEastern Asia | 92.4431 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.3298 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 91.7697 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 91.6966 |
ARMWestern Asia | 91.4989 |
DEUWestern Europe | 91.2196 |
KAZCentral Asia | 90.9623 |
AUTWestern Europe | 90.0566 |
CPVWestern Africa | 89.5529 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 89.3379 |
ATGCaribbean | 88.8907 |
TUVPolynesia | 88.8014 |
MCOWestern Europe | 88.3306 |
BLREastern Europe | 87.2415 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 86.9062 |
MDAEastern Europe | 86.8272 |
GEOWestern Asia | 86.7211 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 86.6968 |
RUSEastern Europe | 86.1748 |
LVANorthern Europe | 85.5886 |
UKREastern Europe | 84.6345 |
02In 1983
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
United Arab Emirates228.7280
Qatar226.0459
Bahrain149.6780
Kuwait136.3422
Brunei124.1759
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.5825. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031982 → 1983
Since 1982
What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 118 · 104rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Libya113.9395 → 119.9758+6.0363
Qatar223.3355 → 226.0459+2.7104
Saint Martin100.9525 → 102.2541+1.3016
Timor-Leste94.8568 → 96.1339+1.2771
Palau109.6186 → 110.8454+1.2268
Fell most
United Arab Emirates238.5080 → 228.7280−9.7800
Nauru112.2080 → 107.6184−4.5896
Vanuatu123.9283 → 122.3940−1.5343
Andorra117.4117 → 116.0559−1.3558
Macau102.1821 → 100.9046−1.2775
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 1983.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (1983). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/1983
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07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983?
United Arab Emirates, at 228.7280, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983 describe?
1983.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1983?
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, 1983 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.