Belgium vs Ethiopia: Sex ratio at birth

Belgium
104.76 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ethiopia
104.77 males per 100 females
in 2023
Belgium rank
126th
Ethiopia rank
125th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • Belgium
  • Ethiopia
0255075100195019862023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 104.77 males per 100 females against 104.76 males per 100 females in Belgium, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 126th and Ethiopia ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 104.9 males per 100 females 102.5 males per 100 females 2.39 males per 100 females Belgium
1960s 105.2 males per 100 females 103.1 males per 100 females 2.1 males per 100 females Belgium
1970s 105.32 males per 100 females 103.44 males per 100 females 1.88 males per 100 females Belgium
1980s 105.51 males per 100 females 104.1 males per 100 females 1.4 males per 100 females Belgium
1990s 104.73 males per 100 females 104.3 males per 100 females 0.4301 males per 100 females Belgium
2000s 104.81 males per 100 females 104.79 males per 100 females 0.0202 males per 100 females Belgium
2010s 104.63 males per 100 females 104.91 males per 100 females 0.2828 males per 100 females Ethiopia
2020s 104.56 males per 100 females 104.78 males per 100 females 0.2193 males per 100 females Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Belgium or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 104.77 males per 100 females against 104.76 males per 100 females in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Belgium and Ethiopia?
0.01 males per 100 females, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
Belgium ranks 126th and Ethiopia ranks 125th 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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Indicator
Sex ratio at birth
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.