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
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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

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.