Niger vs Senegal: Sex ratio at birth (UN, World)
Niger
103.48 males per 100 females
in 2023
Senegal
103.49 males per 100 females
in 2023
Niger rank
174th
Senegal rank
173rd
Sex ratio at birth (UN, World) over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 103.49 males per 100 females against 103.48 males per 100 females in Niger, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 174th and Senegal ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.72 males per 100 females | 101.68 males per 100 females | 1.04 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 1960s | 102.73 males per 100 females | 101.77 males per 100 females | 0.9619 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 1970s | 102.84 males per 100 females | 101.97 males per 100 females | 0.8694 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 1980s | 102.78 males per 100 females | 102.25 males per 100 females | 0.5348 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 1990s | 103.01 males per 100 females | 102.5 males per 100 females | 0.5175 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 2000s | 103.42 males per 100 females | 102.95 males per 100 females | 0.478 males per 100 females | Niger |
| 2010s | 103.5 males per 100 females | 104.65 males per 100 females | 1.15 males per 100 females | Senegal |
| 2020s | 103.46 males per 100 females | 105.66 males per 100 females | 2.2 males per 100 females | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at birth, Niger or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 103.49 males per 100 females against 103.48 males per 100 females in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at birth between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.01 males per 100 females, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for sex ratio at birth?
- Niger ranks 174th and Senegal ranks 173rd 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.