China vs Viet Nam: Sex ratio at birth

China
110.63 males per 100 females
in 2023
Viet Nam
110.48 males per 100 females
in 2023
China rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
6th

Sex ratio at birth over time

  • China
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

China currently reports 110.63 males per 100 females against 110.48 males per 100 females in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.15 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1950s 105.06 males per 100 females 105.18 males per 100 females 0.127 males per 100 females Viet Nam
1960s 105.31 males per 100 females 105.2 males per 100 females 0.1123 males per 100 females China
1970s 105.87 males per 100 females 105.2 males per 100 females 0.6664 males per 100 females China
1980s 107.9 males per 100 females 105.32 males per 100 females 2.59 males per 100 females China
1990s 113.83 males per 100 females 105.47 males per 100 females 8.36 males per 100 females China
2000s 117.2 males per 100 females 107.33 males per 100 females 9.87 males per 100 females China
2010s 115.28 males per 100 females 110.55 males per 100 females 4.73 males per 100 females China
2020s 111.1 males per 100 females 111.05 males per 100 females 0.0528 males per 100 females China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at birth, China or Viet Nam?
China, at 110.63 males per 100 females against 110.48 males per 100 females in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between China and Viet Nam?
0.15 males per 100 females, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Viet Nam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Viet Nam rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
China ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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

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.