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
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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) – 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.