Japan vs Netherlands: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Japan
105.06 males per 100 females
in 2023
Netherlands
105.05 males per 100 females
in 2023
Japan rank
104th
Netherlands rank
105th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 105.06 males per 100 females against 105.05 males per 100 females in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Netherlands ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.7 males per 100 females | 105.55 males per 100 females | 0.8515 males per 100 females | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 105.56 males per 100 females | 104.92 males per 100 females | 0.6375 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1970s | 106.14 males per 100 females | 104.85 males per 100 females | 1.29 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1980s | 105.62 males per 100 females | 104.48 males per 100 females | 1.14 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1990s | 105.47 males per 100 females | 104.88 males per 100 females | 0.598 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2000s | 105.43 males per 100 females | 105.02 males per 100 females | 0.4027 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2010s | 105.35 males per 100 females | 104.98 males per 100 females | 0.3649 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2020s | 105.1 males per 100 females | 104.99 males per 100 females | 0.108 males per 100 females | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 105.06 males per 100 females against 105.05 males per 100 females in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.01 males per 100 females, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- Japan ranks 104th and Netherlands ranks 105th 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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About this data
Number of male births per 100 female births.