Australia vs New Caledonia: Sex ratio at birth
Australia
105.59 males per 100 females
in 2023
New Caledonia
105.64 males per 100 females
in 2023
Australia rank
75th
New Caledonia rank
73rd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Australia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 105.64 males per 100 females against 105.59 males per 100 females in Australia, a difference of 0.05 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 75th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.76 males per 100 females | 103.44 males per 100 females | 1.32 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1960s | 105.17 males per 100 females | 103.92 males per 100 females | 1.25 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1970s | 104.8 males per 100 females | 104.77 males per 100 females | 0.0361 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1980s | 105.09 males per 100 females | 104.98 males per 100 females | 0.1059 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1990s | 105.38 males per 100 females | 105.4 males per 100 females | 0.0253 males per 100 females | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 105.47 males per 100 females | 105.54 males per 100 females | 0.0678 males per 100 females | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 105.77 males per 100 females | 105.53 males per 100 females | 0.2319 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2020s | 105.63 males per 100 females | 105.63 males per 100 females | 0.0033 males per 100 females | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Australia or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 105.64 males per 100 females against 105.59 males per 100 females in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Australia and New Caledonia?
- 0.05 males per 100 females, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Caledonia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Australia ranks 75th and New Caledonia ranks 73rd 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. 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.