Cyprus vs Faroe Islands: Sex ratio at birth
Cyprus
106.44 males per 100 females
in 2023
Faroe Islands
106.59 males per 100 females
in 2023
Cyprus rank
36th
Faroe Islands rank
33rd
Sex ratio at birth over time
- Cyprus
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 106.59 males per 100 females against 106.44 males per 100 females in Cyprus, a difference of 0.15 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 36th and Faroe Islands ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.36 males per 100 females | 104.48 males per 100 females | 0.8885 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 106.16 males per 100 females | 106.55 males per 100 females | 0.3858 males per 100 females | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 106.69 males per 100 females | 106.68 males per 100 females | 0.0109 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 107.34 males per 100 females | 107.31 males per 100 females | 0.0291 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 106.97 males per 100 females | 104.61 males per 100 females | 2.36 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 106.58 males per 100 females | 106.44 males per 100 females | 0.1378 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 106.49 males per 100 females | 101.74 males per 100 females | 4.75 males per 100 females | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 106.41 males per 100 females | 109 males per 100 females | 2.59 males per 100 females | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Cyprus or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 106.59 males per 100 females against 106.44 males per 100 females in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Cyprus and Faroe Islands?
- 0.15 males per 100 females, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Faroe Islands rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Cyprus ranks 36th and Faroe Islands ranks 33rd 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.