Australia vs Russia: Sex ratio at birth
Australia
105.59 males per 100 females
in 2023
Russia
105.63 males per 100 females
in 2023
Australia rank
75th
Russia rank
74th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 105.63 males per 100 females against 105.59 males per 100 females in Australia, a difference of 0.04 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 75th and Russia ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.76 males per 100 females | 104.55 males per 100 females | 0.2072 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1960s | 105.17 males per 100 females | 104.48 males per 100 females | 0.691 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1970s | 104.8 males per 100 females | 103.63 males per 100 females | 1.17 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1980s | 105.09 males per 100 females | 103.72 males per 100 females | 1.37 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1990s | 105.38 males per 100 females | 105.37 males per 100 females | 0.0143 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2000s | 105.47 males per 100 females | 105.54 males per 100 females | 0.0739 males per 100 females | Russia |
| 2010s | 105.77 males per 100 females | 105.68 males per 100 females | 0.0864 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 2020s | 105.63 males per 100 females | 105.63 males per 100 females | 0.0028 males per 100 females | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Australia or Russia?
- Russia, at 105.63 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 Russia?
- 0.04 males per 100 females, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Australia ranks 75th and Russia ranks 74th 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.