Belgium vs United States of America: Sex ratio at birth
Belgium
104.76 males per 100 females
in 2023
United States of America
104.75 males per 100 females
in 2023
Belgium rank
126th
United States of America rank
127th
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Belgium
- United States of America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 104.76 males per 100 females against 104.75 males per 100 females in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Belgium ranks 126th and United States of America ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.9 males per 100 females | 103.36 males per 100 females | 1.54 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1960s | 105.2 males per 100 females | 104.39 males per 100 females | 0.8093 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1970s | 105.32 males per 100 females | 104.89 males per 100 females | 0.4296 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1980s | 105.51 males per 100 females | 104.88 males per 100 females | 0.6291 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 1990s | 104.73 males per 100 females | 104.68 males per 100 females | 0.0582 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 2000s | 104.81 males per 100 females | 104.68 males per 100 females | 0.1295 males per 100 females | Belgium |
| 2010s | 104.63 males per 100 females | 104.67 males per 100 females | 0.0466 males per 100 females | United States of America |
| 2020s | 104.56 males per 100 females | 104.69 males per 100 females | 0.131 males per 100 females | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Belgium or United States of America?
- Belgium, at 104.76 males per 100 females against 104.75 males per 100 females in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Belgium and United States of America?
- 0.01 males per 100 females, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and United States of America rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Belgium ranks 126th and United States of America ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.