Belgium vs Syria: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old

Belgium
104.76 males per 100 females
in 2023
Syria
104.78 males per 100 females
in 2023
Belgium rank
126th
Syria rank
124th

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time

  • Belgium
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 104.78 males per 100 females against 104.76 males per 100 females in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 126th and Syria ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 104.9 males per 100 females 104.31 males per 100 females 0.586 males per 100 females Belgium
1960s 105.2 males per 100 females 104.71 males per 100 females 0.4932 males per 100 females Belgium
1970s 105.32 males per 100 females 104.82 males per 100 females 0.4931 males per 100 females Belgium
1980s 105.51 males per 100 females 104.98 males per 100 females 0.5261 males per 100 females Belgium
1990s 104.73 males per 100 females 104.84 males per 100 females 0.1105 males per 100 females Syria
2000s 104.81 males per 100 females 104.82 males per 100 females 0.0064 males per 100 females Syria
2010s 104.63 males per 100 females 104.94 males per 100 females 0.3095 males per 100 females Syria
2020s 104.56 males per 100 females 104.81 males per 100 females 0.2505 males per 100 females Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Belgium or Syria?
Syria, at 104.78 males per 100 females against 104.76 males per 100 females in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Belgium and Syria?
0.02 males per 100 females, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Syria rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
Belgium ranks 126th and Syria ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of male births per 100 female births.