Data for 1986
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986
1986, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986 covers 222 countries. Qatar is highest, at 230.9537; Ukraine is lowest, at 85.3164. The middle country reads 98.4310. Against 1985, 222 values changed (108 up, 114 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 1986
HighestQatar
230.9537LowestUkraine
85.3164Shaded 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, 1986, 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
QATWestern Asia | 230.9537 |
AREWestern Asia | 211.2552 |
BHRWestern Asia | 148.4630 |
KWTWestern Asia | 134.3515 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 122.2795 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 121.7977 |
GRLNorthern America | 119.1436 |
VUTMelanesia | 118.2855 |
SAUWestern Asia | 115.6986 |
OMNWestern Asia | 114.6850 |
PLWMicronesia | 114.3283 |
GUMMicronesia | 113.2853 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 112.5456 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 112.4588 |
PNGMelanesia | 112.1289 |
MNPMicronesia | 111.2748 |
SLBMelanesia | 111.0790 |
TWNEastern Asia | 110.7110 |
WSMPolynesia | 109.8941 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 109.3776 |
FRONorthern Europe | 108.9031 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 108.8116 |
COKPolynesia | 108.4699 |
ASMPolynesia | 107.9764 |
PYFPolynesia | 107.1291 |
INDSouthern Asia | 107.1018 |
NIUPolynesia | 106.9128 |
DZANorthern Africa | 106.5474 |
TCACaribbean | 106.3408 |
NRUMicronesia | 106.0945 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 105.7248 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 105.3637 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 105.1674 |
VGBCaribbean | 105.0725 |
JORWestern Asia | 105.0559 |
SYCEastern Africa | 104.9566 |
MHLMicronesia | 104.9348 |
MAFCaribbean | 104.1864 |
HKGEastern Asia | 104.1680 |
MUSEastern Africa | 103.8709 |
CHNEastern Asia | 103.6569 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 103.5594 |
NCLMelanesia | 103.5322 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 103.4436 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 103.2065 |
SYRWestern Asia | 103.1305 |
CYPWestern Asia | 103.0715 |
LKASouthern Asia | 103.0600 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 102.9733 |
CIVWestern Africa | 102.9205 |
CUBCaribbean | 102.8576 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 102.8143 |
BLZCentral America | 102.5697 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 102.5080 |
KOREastern Asia | 102.3048 |
TURWestern Asia | 102.2187 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 102.1852 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 102.0386 |
PANCentral America | 102.0325 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 101.9151 |
FSMMicronesia | 101.8166 |
PSEWestern Asia | 101.7969 |
PRYSouth America | 101.5777 |
BMUNorthern America | 101.5053 |
FJIMelanesia | 101.4491 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 101.4104 |
MDGEastern Africa | 101.3065 |
HNDCentral America | 101.1697 |
SURSouth America | 101.1057 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 100.9810 |
TONPolynesia | 100.9452 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 100.8191 |
LBRWestern Africa | 100.7993 |
CRICentral America | 100.7796 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.7352 |
DOMCaribbean | 100.6501 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.6422 |
BHSCaribbean | 100.6361 |
VENSouth America | 100.5995 |
GTMCentral America | 100.5654 |
VCTCaribbean | 100.3529 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.3452 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 100.3041 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 100.2566 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 100.2488 |
PERSouth America | 100.1832 |
MLIWestern Africa | 100.1531 |
COLSouth America | 100.1135 |
YEMWestern Asia | 100.1002 |
ECUSouth America | 100.0496 |
SOMEastern Africa | 100.0384 |
UZBCentral Asia | 99.9299 |
STPMiddle Africa | 99.8759 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 99.8432 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 99.8081 |
RWAEastern Africa | 99.5741 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 99.4625 |
ISRWestern Asia | 99.4599 |
BRASouth America | 99.4449 |
NERWestern Africa | 99.3452 |
SENWestern Africa | 99.3151 |
CHLSouth America | 99.1345 |
BOLSouth America | 99.0499 |
GHAWestern Africa | 98.8695 |
LIEWestern Europe | 98.6795 |
MRTWestern Africa | 98.6376 |
NGAWestern Africa | 98.6313 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 98.5536 |
DJIEastern Africa | 98.5204 |
CANNorthern America | 98.4909 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.4810 |
TZAEastern Africa | 98.3810 |
COMEastern Africa | 98.3775 |
GUYSouth America | 98.3745 |
KENEastern Africa | 98.0563 |
BGREastern Europe | 98.0553 |
LBNWestern Asia | 98.0535 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 98.0250 |
COGMiddle Africa | 97.9877 |
DMACaribbean | 97.7992 |
GRDCaribbean | 97.7698 |
NORNorthern Europe | 97.7664 |
MEXCentral America | 97.7390 |
MNGEastern Asia | 97.7191 |
SXMCaribbean | 97.6907 |
KIRMicronesia | 97.6262 |
IRQWestern Asia | 97.6141 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 97.5881 |
MACEastern Asia | 97.5308 |
JPNEastern Asia | 97.5239 |
SWENorthern Europe | 97.5209 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 97.4701 |
TJKCentral Asia | 97.4027 |
HTICaribbean | 97.3413 |
NLDWestern Europe | 97.3272 |
CODMiddle Africa | 97.2895 |
TGOWestern Africa | 97.1960 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.1518 |
ARGSouth America | 96.9702 |
SLEWestern Africa | 96.9642 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 96.8763 |
BDIEastern Africa | 96.8085 |
TKMCentral Asia | 96.7875 |
CYMCaribbean | 96.7600 |
MSRCaribbean | 96.7548 |
BFAWestern Africa | 96.7325 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 96.6766 |
NICCentral America | 96.5689 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.5134 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 96.4421 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 96.3604 |
SLVCentral America | 96.1535 |
ETHEastern Africa | 96.1499 |
LCACaribbean | 96.1470 |
JAMCaribbean | 96.1273 |
GMBWestern Africa | 96.1145 |
UGAEastern Africa | 96.0382 |
SVKEastern Europe | 95.9880 |
SSDEastern Africa | 95.9762 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 95.9201 |
GINWestern Africa | 95.8652 |
USANorthern America | 95.8314 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 95.7553 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 95.6681 |
ERIEastern Africa | 95.6138 |
ABWCaribbean | 95.6020 |
URYSouth America | 95.5687 |
GABMiddle Africa | 95.5494 |
AIACaribbean | 95.5309 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.4570 |
BWASouthern Africa | 95.3106 |
BENWestern Africa | 95.2562 |
POLEastern Europe | 95.2282 |
CHEWestern Europe | 95.0801 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 94.8891 |
KNACaribbean | 94.8888 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 94.8555 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 94.8241 |
FRAWestern Europe | 94.7603 |
BRBCaribbean | 94.7562 |
LUXWestern Europe | 94.6717 |
MNESouthern Europe | 94.6220 |
ITASouthern Europe | 94.5426 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 94.4935 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.4364 |
PRICaribbean | 94.2992 |
ROUEastern Europe | 94.2543 |
CZEEastern Europe | 94.2054 |
MWIEastern Africa | 94.0486 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 94.0138 |
FINNorthern Europe | 93.9075 |
PRKEastern Asia | 93.1666 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 93.1350 |
VIRCaribbean | 93.0545 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 93.0099 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 93.0027 |
KGZCentral Asia | 92.9962 |
HUNEastern Europe | 92.9536 |
VATSouthern Europe | 92.8666 |
MOZEastern Africa | 92.7206 |
AZEWestern Asia | 92.6888 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 92.6135 |
CUWCaribbean | 92.5135 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.2915 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 91.9719 |
DEUWestern Europe | 91.6910 |
KAZCentral Asia | 91.5712 |
ARMWestern Asia | 91.3686 |
ATGCaribbean | 91.1398 |
AUTWestern Europe | 90.6078 |
CPVWestern Africa | 90.3898 |
TUVPolynesia | 90.1319 |
MCOWestern Europe | 89.6760 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 89.5532 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 88.3391 |
BLREastern Europe | 87.5506 |
GEOWestern Asia | 87.2012 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 87.1735 |
RUSEastern Europe | 86.9522 |
MDAEastern Europe | 86.6492 |
LVANorthern Europe | 86.1142 |
UKREastern Europe | 85.3164 |
02In 1986
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Qatar230.9537
United Arab Emirates211.2552
Bahrain148.4630
Kuwait134.3515
Brunei122.2795
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.4310. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031985 → 1986
Since 1985
What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 108 · 114rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Oman108.6288 → 114.6850+6.0562
Timor-Leste98.8409 → 100.2566+1.4157
Palau113.2830 → 114.3283+1.0453
Turks and Caicos Islands105.4039 → 106.3408+0.9369
Antigua and Barbuda90.2421 → 91.1398+0.8977
Fell most
United Arab Emirates213.6950 → 211.2552−2.4398
Tajikistan98.8282 → 97.4027−1.4255
Vanuatu119.5646 → 118.2855−1.2791
Andorra113.7520 → 112.5456−1.2064
Kyrgyzstan94.0575 → 92.9962−1.0613
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 1986.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN DESA Population Division’s own file, on its own site.
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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 (1986). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/1986
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07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986?
Qatar, at 230.9537, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986 describe?
1986.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1986?
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, 1986 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.