New Zealand vs Yemen: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
New Zealand
105.3 males per 100 females
in 2023
Yemen
105.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
New Zealand rank
88th
Yemen rank
87th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old over time
- New Zealand
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.08 males per 100 females | 101.66 males per 100 females | 3.41 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 104.76 males per 100 females | 102.65 males per 100 females | 2.11 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 104.53 males per 100 females | 104.15 males per 100 females | 0.3766 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 104.81 males per 100 females | 104.83 males per 100 females | 0.0148 males per 100 females | Yemen |
| 1990s | 105.89 males per 100 females | 105.15 males per 100 females | 0.7444 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 104.96 males per 100 females | 105.28 males per 100 females | 0.319 males per 100 females | Yemen |
| 2010s | 105.43 males per 100 females | 105.2 males per 100 females | 0.2316 males per 100 females | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 105.14 males per 100 females | 105.31 males per 100 females | 0.1697 males per 100 females | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old, New Zealand or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.3 males per 100 females in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old between New Zealand and Yemen?
- 0.03 males per 100 females, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Yemen rank globally for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?
- New Zealand ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 87th 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.