Data for 1998
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998
1998, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998 covers 222 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 221.6419; Georgia is lowest, at 84.9349. The middle country reads 98.1778. Against 1997, 222 values changed (101 up, 121 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 1998
HighestUnited Arab Emirates
221.6419LowestGeorgia
84.9349Shaded 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, 1998, 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 | 221.6419 |
QATWestern Asia | 212.1594 |
BHRWestern Asia | 144.6757 |
OMNWestern Asia | 142.2943 |
KWTWestern Asia | 138.8838 |
PLWMicronesia | 118.3849 |
SAUWestern Asia | 117.9940 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 117.6675 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 116.1930 |
GRLNorthern America | 115.0210 |
JORWestern Asia | 110.9888 |
VUTMelanesia | 110.1954 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 110.1721 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 110.1117 |
PNGMelanesia | 109.1726 |
MSRCaribbean | 108.8318 |
SLBMelanesia | 107.7756 |
TWNEastern Asia | 107.1955 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 107.1769 |
WSMPolynesia | 107.1757 |
INDSouthern Asia | 107.0963 |
NRUMicronesia | 107.0029 |
FRONorthern Europe | 106.8943 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 106.8454 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 106.7616 |
DZANorthern Africa | 106.5705 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 106.5329 |
TCACaribbean | 106.4715 |
COKPolynesia | 106.2806 |
ASMPolynesia | 105.9611 |
GUMMicronesia | 105.9110 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 105.3584 |
MHLMicronesia | 105.1412 |
PYFPolynesia | 104.8952 |
VGBCaribbean | 104.8121 |
VCTCaribbean | 104.5730 |
CHNEastern Asia | 104.3077 |
KOREastern Asia | 104.2609 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 103.9725 |
CYPWestern Asia | 103.5031 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 103.3169 |
SYCEastern Africa | 103.2161 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 102.9207 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 102.6084 |
MUSEastern Africa | 102.4606 |
PSEWestern Asia | 102.4274 |
NIUPolynesia | 102.4254 |
BLZCentral America | 102.3581 |
NCLMelanesia | 102.3478 |
TONPolynesia | 102.2391 |
SYRWestern Asia | 102.1457 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 102.0349 |
PRYSouth America | 102.0163 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 101.9618 |
FJIMelanesia | 101.9036 |
GRDCaribbean | 101.6856 |
SURSouth America | 101.6219 |
NERWestern Africa | 101.5725 |
BOLSouth America | 101.5560 |
YEMWestern Asia | 101.5044 |
HNDCentral America | 101.4755 |
CUBCaribbean | 101.4071 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 101.3977 |
MLIWestern Africa | 101.3150 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 101.1986 |
CIVWestern Africa | 101.1936 |
TURWestern Asia | 101.1725 |
PANCentral America | 101.1673 |
UZBCentral Asia | 101.0069 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 100.8645 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.7897 |
MDGEastern Africa | 100.6065 |
FSMMicronesia | 100.5356 |
VENSouth America | 100.3867 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.3485 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 100.3358 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.2911 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 100.2729 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 100.2558 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 100.2160 |
DOMCaribbean | 100.1922 |
PERSouth America | 100.1374 |
NGAWestern Africa | 100.0297 |
ECUSouth America | 99.9808 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 99.6092 |
BMUNorthern America | 99.5410 |
SOMEastern Africa | 99.5117 |
LKASouthern Asia | 99.4288 |
MRTWestern Africa | 99.4103 |
ETHEastern Africa | 99.3022 |
GTMCentral America | 99.1343 |
GHAWestern Africa | 99.0787 |
GUYSouth America | 99.0671 |
CHLSouth America | 99.0611 |
CRICentral America | 98.9855 |
KNACaribbean | 98.9217 |
BRASouth America | 98.8703 |
STPMiddle Africa | 98.8683 |
DJIEastern Africa | 98.8318 |
COLSouth America | 98.8225 |
COGMiddle Africa | 98.7788 |
TZAEastern Africa | 98.7403 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 98.7233 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 98.6760 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 98.6608 |
KENEastern Africa | 98.5642 |
HTICaribbean | 98.5395 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 98.4330 |
LBNWestern Asia | 98.4225 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.3880 |
USANorthern America | 98.1984 |
LCACaribbean | 98.1571 |
LBRWestern Africa | 98.1487 |
DMACaribbean | 98.1411 |
IRQWestern Asia | 98.1071 |
CODMiddle Africa | 98.0745 |
GMBWestern Africa | 98.0252 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 98.0158 |
JAMCaribbean | 97.9680 |
BHSCaribbean | 97.9612 |
SENWestern Africa | 97.9422 |
CANNorthern America | 97.9357 |
LIEWestern Europe | 97.9207 |
NORNorthern Europe | 97.9128 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 97.8662 |
TKMCentral Asia | 97.7788 |
SWENorthern Europe | 97.6974 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.6439 |
GABMiddle Africa | 97.5831 |
SLEWestern Africa | 97.5582 |
ISRWestern Asia | 97.5317 |
NLDWestern Europe | 97.4256 |
GINWestern Africa | 97.3913 |
BENWestern Africa | 97.3071 |
TGOWestern Africa | 97.2380 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 97.2217 |
AIACaribbean | 97.2204 |
ARGSouth America | 97.1632 |
BDIEastern Africa | 96.9774 |
LUXWestern Europe | 96.9665 |
JPNEastern Asia | 96.9462 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 96.9059 |
HKGEastern Asia | 96.6743 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 96.6624 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 96.6417 |
BFAWestern Africa | 96.5234 |
NICCentral America | 96.4605 |
ERIEastern Africa | 96.4123 |
COMEastern Africa | 96.4103 |
UGAEastern Africa | 96.4066 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.3808 |
MNGEastern Asia | 96.2940 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 96.2012 |
CYMCaribbean | 95.9792 |
BWASouthern Africa | 95.9089 |
SXMCaribbean | 95.8314 |
TUVPolynesia | 95.7539 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.6529 |
MEXCentral America | 95.6506 |
KIRMicronesia | 95.5606 |
CHEWestern Europe | 95.4394 |
BGREastern Europe | 95.4125 |
CPVWestern Africa | 95.2454 |
PRKEastern Asia | 95.1769 |
MAFCaribbean | 95.1525 |
FINNorthern Europe | 95.1443 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 95.0298 |
MWIEastern Africa | 95.0019 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 94.8774 |
CZEEastern Europe | 94.7545 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 94.7164 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 94.6871 |
SVKEastern Europe | 94.6805 |
DEUWestern Europe | 94.6091 |
URYSouth America | 94.6087 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.5111 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 94.3808 |
POLEastern Europe | 94.2947 |
FRAWestern Europe | 94.2338 |
SSDEastern Africa | 94.1810 |
ITASouthern Europe | 94.0062 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 93.9207 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 93.8783 |
MOZEastern Africa | 93.7829 |
SLVCentral America | 93.7645 |
MCOWestern Europe | 93.7581 |
TJKCentral Asia | 93.7488 |
AUTWestern Europe | 93.3876 |
VATSouthern Europe | 93.3426 |
ABWCaribbean | 93.2929 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 93.2875 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 93.2551 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 93.1020 |
PRICaribbean | 93.0475 |
MNESouthern Europe | 92.9861 |
ROUEastern Europe | 92.8483 |
BRBCaribbean | 92.8089 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.4446 |
RWAEastern Africa | 92.1381 |
MACEastern Asia | 92.1056 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 92.0954 |
VIRCaribbean | 91.8260 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 91.5329 |
MNPMicronesia | 91.3433 |
HUNEastern Europe | 91.1046 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 90.9567 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 90.7800 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 90.6743 |
ARMWestern Asia | 90.4574 |
KAZCentral Asia | 90.3214 |
KGZCentral Asia | 90.3128 |
ATGCaribbean | 90.0615 |
AZEWestern Asia | 89.1716 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 88.3583 |
CUWCaribbean | 88.2808 |
BLREastern Europe | 88.2675 |
RUSEastern Europe | 88.0686 |
UKREastern Europe | 87.3320 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 87.1034 |
MDAEastern Europe | 86.6902 |
LVANorthern Europe | 85.4140 |
GEOWestern Asia | 84.9349 |
02In 1998
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
United Arab Emirates221.6419
Qatar212.1594
Bahrain144.6757
Oman142.2943
Kuwait138.8838
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.1778. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031997 → 1998
Since 1997
What changed between 1997 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
Montserrat106.9601 → 108.8318+1.8717
Qatar210.3999 → 212.1594+1.7595
Palau117.1614 → 118.3849+1.2235
Kuwait137.8589 → 138.8838+1.0249
Equatorial Guinea98.8505 → 99.6092+0.7587
Fell most
Northern Mariana Islands95.3506 → 91.3433−4.0073
Oman143.6083 → 142.2943−1.3140
Tajikistan94.9310 → 93.7488−1.1822
Saint Martin96.2620 → 95.1525−1.1095
Guam106.7752 → 105.9110−0.8642
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.
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 1998.
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 (1998). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/1998
0674 held
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07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998?
United Arab Emirates, at 221.6419, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998 describe?
1998.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 1998?
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, 1998 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.