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
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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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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.