Data for 1988
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988
1988, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988 covers 222 countries. Qatar is highest, at 225.4228; Ukraine is lowest, at 85.8848. The middle country reads 98.3852. Against 1987, 222 values changed (101 up, 121 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 1988
HighestQatar
225.4228LowestUkraine
85.8848Shaded 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, 1988, 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 | 225.4228 |
AREWestern Asia | 213.1282 |
BHRWestern Asia | 147.4282 |
KWTWestern Asia | 132.2092 |
OMNWestern Asia | 125.7346 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 121.3430 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 120.6243 |
GRLNorthern America | 118.7954 |
SAUWestern Asia | 116.4763 |
VUTMelanesia | 115.9804 |
PLWMicronesia | 115.7643 |
GUMMicronesia | 113.9340 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 112.1314 |
PNGMelanesia | 112.0983 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 111.6772 |
MNPMicronesia | 111.2339 |
TWNEastern Asia | 110.5011 |
SLBMelanesia | 110.4599 |
WSMPolynesia | 109.6542 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 109.0841 |
FRONorthern Europe | 108.7240 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 108.3838 |
TCACaribbean | 108.2625 |
ASMPolynesia | 108.1862 |
COKPolynesia | 108.1573 |
INDSouthern Asia | 107.0208 |
PYFPolynesia | 106.8961 |
DZANorthern Africa | 106.4896 |
NRUMicronesia | 106.0364 |
NIUPolynesia | 105.8800 |
VGBCaribbean | 105.3795 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 105.1362 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 105.0230 |
JORWestern Asia | 105.0122 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 104.8812 |
MAFCaribbean | 104.7946 |
MHLMicronesia | 104.7411 |
SYCEastern Africa | 104.7334 |
MUSEastern Africa | 104.1558 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 104.1207 |
CHNEastern Asia | 103.7336 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 103.5387 |
CYPWestern Asia | 103.3580 |
HKGEastern Asia | 103.3510 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 103.2601 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 103.2596 |
NCLMelanesia | 103.1999 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 103.1786 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 103.1389 |
SYRWestern Asia | 102.9914 |
KOREastern Asia | 102.7610 |
CUBCaribbean | 102.7041 |
BLZCentral America | 102.5196 |
CIVWestern Africa | 102.5097 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 102.4873 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 102.4863 |
LKASouthern Asia | 102.4314 |
TURWestern Asia | 102.0267 |
PANCentral America | 101.9332 |
PSEWestern Asia | 101.9134 |
FSMMicronesia | 101.8995 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 101.7446 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 101.7170 |
PRYSouth America | 101.7110 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 101.5791 |
VCTCaribbean | 101.5537 |
FJIMelanesia | 101.4624 |
HNDCentral America | 101.2059 |
MDGEastern Africa | 101.1526 |
TONPolynesia | 101.0870 |
BMUNorthern America | 101.0656 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 100.9443 |
SURSouth America | 100.8353 |
CRICentral America | 100.7750 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 100.7195 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.6353 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.6239 |
LBRWestern Africa | 100.6151 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 100.5895 |
DOMCaribbean | 100.5875 |
VENSouth America | 100.5584 |
YEMWestern Asia | 100.3326 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.3099 |
MLIWestern Africa | 100.2733 |
UZBCentral Asia | 100.2600 |
GTMCentral America | 100.2346 |
BHSCaribbean | 100.1585 |
PERSouth America | 100.1251 |
ECUSouth America | 100.0690 |
COLSouth America | 99.9417 |
SOMEastern Africa | 99.9327 |
NERWestern Africa | 99.8457 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 99.7139 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 99.6491 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 99.5917 |
RWAEastern Africa | 99.5242 |
STPMiddle Africa | 99.4874 |
BRASouth America | 99.4186 |
ISRWestern Asia | 99.3421 |
TZAEastern Africa | 99.3405 |
BOLSouth America | 99.2332 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 99.1286 |
SENWestern Africa | 99.1270 |
CHLSouth America | 99.1261 |
GHAWestern Africa | 98.9195 |
LIEWestern Europe | 98.8941 |
NGAWestern Africa | 98.8765 |
MRTWestern Africa | 98.7454 |
DJIEastern Africa | 98.6043 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.4908 |
CANNorthern America | 98.3918 |
GRDCaribbean | 98.3786 |
GUYSouth America | 98.1973 |
COGMiddle Africa | 98.1758 |
MSRCaribbean | 98.1547 |
KENEastern Africa | 98.0871 |
COMEastern Africa | 98.0176 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 97.9556 |
LBNWestern Asia | 97.8818 |
NORNorthern Europe | 97.8738 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 97.7661 |
SXMCaribbean | 97.7149 |
BGREastern Europe | 97.6877 |
CODMiddle Africa | 97.5995 |
HTICaribbean | 97.5983 |
DMACaribbean | 97.5422 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 97.5262 |
JPNEastern Asia | 97.4869 |
SWENorthern Europe | 97.4726 |
MNGEastern Asia | 97.4204 |
TGOWestern Africa | 97.3970 |
NLDWestern Europe | 97.2840 |
IRQWestern Asia | 97.1917 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.1832 |
KIRMicronesia | 97.1719 |
MEXCentral America | 97.1593 |
AIACaribbean | 97.1501 |
SLEWestern Africa | 97.0824 |
ARGSouth America | 96.9478 |
BDIEastern Africa | 96.8896 |
GMBWestern Africa | 96.8179 |
CYMCaribbean | 96.7591 |
ETHEastern Africa | 96.7423 |
BFAWestern Africa | 96.7329 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 96.6811 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 96.6637 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 96.6471 |
TKMCentral Asia | 96.5477 |
LCACaribbean | 96.5001 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.4519 |
JAMCaribbean | 96.3517 |
GINWestern Africa | 96.2850 |
ABWCaribbean | 96.2781 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 96.2161 |
NICCentral America | 96.1698 |
USANorthern America | 96.1464 |
SLVCentral America | 95.9623 |
UGAEastern Africa | 95.9085 |
GABMiddle Africa | 95.8548 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 95.8289 |
KNACaribbean | 95.7827 |
SVKEastern Europe | 95.7295 |
MACEastern Asia | 95.7011 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 95.6986 |
ERIEastern Africa | 95.6287 |
BENWestern Africa | 95.5471 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.4951 |
URYSouth America | 95.4371 |
SSDEastern Africa | 95.4195 |
BWASouthern Africa | 95.3100 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 95.2434 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 95.2102 |
CHEWestern Europe | 95.1808 |
POLEastern Europe | 95.1647 |
LUXWestern Europe | 95.0848 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 94.9955 |
TJKCentral Asia | 94.8770 |
MNESouthern Europe | 94.7368 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 94.6764 |
FRAWestern Europe | 94.6240 |
ITASouthern Europe | 94.4887 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 94.3048 |
CZEEastern Europe | 94.2690 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.2622 |
ROUEastern Europe | 94.2120 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 94.1028 |
PRICaribbean | 94.0789 |
BRBCaribbean | 94.0395 |
FINNorthern Europe | 94.0262 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 94.0121 |
MWIEastern Africa | 93.9852 |
PRKEastern Asia | 93.6261 |
VATSouthern Europe | 93.6170 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 93.2979 |
VIRCaribbean | 93.2736 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 93.1133 |
ATGCaribbean | 92.9914 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 92.9854 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 92.7016 |
HUNEastern Europe | 92.6638 |
MOZEastern Africa | 92.6269 |
DEUWestern Europe | 92.5732 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 92.5235 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.3311 |
AZEWestern Asia | 92.2309 |
KAZCentral Asia | 92.1087 |
CUWCaribbean | 91.9032 |
ARMWestern Asia | 91.1957 |
AUTWestern Europe | 91.1015 |
TUVPolynesia | 91.0294 |
CPVWestern Africa | 90.8886 |
KGZCentral Asia | 90.7661 |
MCOWestern Europe | 90.4611 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 89.8361 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 89.8248 |
BLREastern Europe | 87.8950 |
RUSEastern Europe | 87.6354 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 87.5892 |
GEOWestern Asia | 87.5336 |
LVANorthern Europe | 86.6406 |
MDAEastern Europe | 86.4549 |
UKREastern Europe | 85.8848 |
02In 1988
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Qatar225.4228
United Arab Emirates213.1282
Bahrain147.4282
Kuwait132.2092
Oman125.7346
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.3852. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031987 → 1988
Since 1987
What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 101 · 121rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Oman120.3810 → 125.7346+5.3536
Timor-Leste101.6937 → 103.1389+1.4452
Turks and Caicos Islands107.2715 → 108.2625+0.9910
Antigua and Barbuda92.0502 → 92.9914+0.9412
United Arab Emirates212.2187 → 213.1282+0.9095
Fell most
Qatar228.2950 → 225.4228−2.8722
Tajikistan96.0744 → 94.8770−1.1974
Kyrgyzstan91.9060 → 90.7661−1.1399
Vanuatu117.1024 → 115.9804−1.1220
Kuwait133.2259 → 132.2092−1.0167
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 1988.
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 (1988). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/1988
0674 held
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07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988?
Qatar, at 225.4228, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988 describe?
1988.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1988?
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, 1988 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.