Data for 2003
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003
2003, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003 covers 222 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 222.3778; Georgia is lowest, at 83.6387. The middle country reads 98.4481. Against 2002, 222 values changed (113 up, 109 down), the same countries are covered.
Sex Ratio of the Total Population · Data for 2003
HighestUnited Arab Emirates
222.3778LowestGeorgia
83.6387Shaded 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, 2003, 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 | 222.3778 |
QATWestern Asia | 219.3237 |
BHRWestern Asia | 151.9878 |
KWTWestern Asia | 143.7540 |
OMNWestern Asia | 136.6065 |
SAUWestern Asia | 133.9264 |
PLWMicronesia | 117.9611 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 116.2562 |
MSRCaribbean | 115.3201 |
GRLNorthern America | 114.4047 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 113.9161 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 110.3056 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 109.0174 |
JORWestern Asia | 108.5797 |
PNGMelanesia | 108.5198 |
VUTMelanesia | 108.0334 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 107.8599 |
FRONorthern Europe | 107.6745 |
INDSouthern Asia | 107.2094 |
NRUMicronesia | 106.7838 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 106.4440 |
WSMPolynesia | 106.3876 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 106.3375 |
SLBMelanesia | 106.3101 |
COKPolynesia | 105.9904 |
DZANorthern Africa | 105.9297 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 105.7313 |
TCACaribbean | 105.7236 |
VCTCaribbean | 105.3981 |
SYCEastern Africa | 105.2156 |
MHLMicronesia | 105.0367 |
TWNEastern Asia | 104.8081 |
GUMMicronesia | 104.7691 |
ASMPolynesia | 104.5656 |
CHNEastern Asia | 104.5411 |
KOREastern Asia | 103.9827 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 103.4712 |
PYFPolynesia | 103.3981 |
SURSouth America | 103.3536 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 103.1149 |
CYPWestern Asia | 103.0899 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 102.9895 |
GRDCaribbean | 102.8579 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 102.7103 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 102.4700 |
BOLSouth America | 102.3815 |
FJIMelanesia | 102.2521 |
NERWestern Africa | 102.2327 |
PRYSouth America | 102.0257 |
VGBCaribbean | 102.0217 |
YEMWestern Asia | 101.9788 |
TONPolynesia | 101.8862 |
SYRWestern Asia | 101.7857 |
MUSEastern Africa | 101.7676 |
MLIWestern Africa | 101.7093 |
HNDCentral America | 101.6529 |
BLZCentral America | 101.6289 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 101.5450 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 101.4182 |
PSEWestern Asia | 101.0746 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 101.0642 |
UZBCentral Asia | 101.0207 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 100.9637 |
NIUPolynesia | 100.9479 |
PANCentral America | 100.9231 |
MARNorthern Africa | 100.8681 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 100.8571 |
CIVWestern Africa | 100.8556 |
TURWestern Asia | 100.8164 |
NCLMelanesia | 100.7656 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 100.7296 |
NGAWestern Africa | 100.7233 |
MDGEastern Africa | 100.6133 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 100.4942 |
PERSouth America | 100.3381 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 100.2656 |
CUBCaribbean | 100.1918 |
ETHEastern Africa | 100.1285 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 100.0981 |
VENSouth America | 100.0745 |
FSMMicronesia | 100.0588 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0133 |
DOMCaribbean | 99.9786 |
SOMEastern Africa | 99.9641 |
ECUSouth America | 99.9531 |
GUYSouth America | 99.7826 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 99.6820 |
GHAWestern Africa | 99.3699 |
COGMiddle Africa | 99.3177 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 99.2741 |
BMUNorthern America | 99.0905 |
DJIEastern Africa | 99.0346 |
USANorthern America | 99.0116 |
KENEastern Africa | 99.0062 |
KNACaribbean | 98.9852 |
CHLSouth America | 98.9439 |
GTMCentral America | 98.9198 |
IRQWestern Asia | 98.9179 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 98.9066 |
LCACaribbean | 98.8852 |
STPMiddle Africa | 98.8558 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 98.8291 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 98.8284 |
DMACaribbean | 98.8250 |
GABMiddle Africa | 98.8233 |
LBNWestern Asia | 98.7412 |
HTICaribbean | 98.7194 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 98.5679 |
BRASouth America | 98.5014 |
MRTWestern Africa | 98.4752 |
CRICentral America | 98.4751 |
TZAEastern Africa | 98.4210 |
JAMCaribbean | 98.3922 |
COLSouth America | 98.3776 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 98.3458 |
COMEastern Africa | 98.3284 |
NORNorthern Europe | 98.2762 |
LBRWestern Africa | 98.2217 |
TTOCaribbean | 98.2005 |
CANNorthern America | 98.1642 |
BENWestern Africa | 98.1467 |
SWENorthern Europe | 98.1403 |
GMBWestern Africa | 98.0242 |
TUVPolynesia | 98.0088 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 97.9642 |
CODMiddle Africa | 97.9444 |
LKASouthern Asia | 97.9331 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 97.8677 |
SLEWestern Africa | 97.7352 |
CPVWestern Africa | 97.7174 |
BFAWestern Africa | 97.7106 |
NLDWestern Europe | 97.6362 |
SENWestern Africa | 97.5689 |
ISRWestern Asia | 97.5602 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 97.4091 |
LUXWestern Europe | 97.3911 |
ARGSouth America | 97.2449 |
BDIEastern Africa | 97.1992 |
TKMCentral Asia | 97.1119 |
LIEWestern Europe | 97.0381 |
MNGEastern Asia | 97.0289 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 96.9311 |
BHSCaribbean | 96.8720 |
UGAEastern Africa | 96.8255 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 96.6217 |
BWASouthern Africa | 96.6169 |
CYMCaribbean | 96.5793 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 96.5621 |
AIACaribbean | 96.5163 |
TGOWestern Africa | 96.5020 |
JPNEastern Asia | 96.5018 |
NICCentral America | 96.3816 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 96.2288 |
GINWestern Africa | 96.2061 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 96.0508 |
ERIEastern Africa | 95.8488 |
BELWestern Europe | 95.8112 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 95.7570 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 95.7516 |
CHEWestern Europe | 95.7254 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 95.7107 |
FINNorthern Europe | 95.6854 |
SSDEastern Africa | 95.6848 |
PRKEastern Asia | 95.4428 |
MEXCentral America | 95.3821 |
KIRMicronesia | 95.3109 |
CZEEastern Europe | 95.2649 |
GNBWestern Africa | 94.9668 |
BGREastern Europe | 94.8202 |
DEUWestern Europe | 94.8021 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 94.6580 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 94.5095 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 94.5085 |
MCOWestern Europe | 94.4940 |
SVKEastern Europe | 94.4834 |
MWIEastern Africa | 94.3268 |
AUTWestern Europe | 94.2712 |
URYSouth America | 94.2600 |
FRAWestern Europe | 93.9936 |
ITASouthern Europe | 93.9836 |
SXMCaribbean | 93.9812 |
POLEastern Europe | 93.8559 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 93.4262 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 93.4114 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 93.1363 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 93.0922 |
MOZEastern Africa | 92.9784 |
PRICaribbean | 92.6534 |
HKGEastern Asia | 92.5145 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 92.4654 |
TJKCentral Asia | 92.4576 |
BRBCaribbean | 92.4302 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 92.4060 |
SLVCentral America | 92.3367 |
ROUEastern Europe | 92.2434 |
ABWCaribbean | 92.2344 |
VATSouthern Europe | 92.1852 |
KGZCentral Asia | 91.8013 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 91.7762 |
MAFCaribbean | 91.6354 |
MNPMicronesia | 91.6242 |
VIRCaribbean | 91.3345 |
MNESouthern Europe | 91.3063 |
MACEastern Asia | 91.2258 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 90.9989 |
RWAEastern Africa | 90.8838 |
HUNEastern Europe | 90.5352 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 90.4145 |
AZEWestern Asia | 90.1201 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 90.0129 |
KAZCentral Asia | 89.9999 |
ATGCaribbean | 89.0365 |
BLREastern Europe | 87.6828 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 87.3884 |
UKREastern Europe | 87.1520 |
RUSEastern Europe | 87.0701 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 86.9933 |
ARMWestern Asia | 86.6717 |
CUWCaribbean | 86.2760 |
MDAEastern Europe | 85.9650 |
LVANorthern Europe | 84.7157 |
GEOWestern Asia | 83.6387 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
United Arab Emirates222.3778
Qatar219.3237
Bahrain151.9878
Kuwait143.7540
Oman136.6065
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 98.4481. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 113 · 109rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Saudi Arabia129.7318 → 133.9264+4.1946
Bahrain148.8236 → 151.9878+3.1642
Northern Mariana Islands89.7843 → 91.6242+1.8399
Bhutan112.3506 → 113.9161+1.5655
Qatar218.1108 → 219.3237+1.2129
Fell most
Libya110.7759 → 109.0174−1.7585
British Virgin Islands103.3352 → 102.0217−1.3135
Singapore103.9051 → 102.7103−1.1948
Montserrat116.4692 → 115.3201−1.1491
Oman137.6256 → 136.6065−1.0191
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 2003.
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.
WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
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 (2003). Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/sex-ratio/2003
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sex ratio in Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003?
United Arab Emirates, at 222.3778, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003 cover?
222.
Where can I download Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2003?
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, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Sex Ratio of the Total Population, 2023.