Denmark vs Sweden: Sex ratio at age 5

Denmark
105.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sweden
105.67 males per 100 females
in 2023
Denmark rank
65th
Sweden rank
64th

Sex ratio at age 5 over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 105.67 males per 100 females against 105.67 males per 100 females in Denmark, a difference of 0 males per 100 females.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 104.98 males per 100 females 105.62 males per 100 females 0.6439 males per 100 females Sweden
1960s 104.74 males per 100 females 105.7 males per 100 females 0.9605 males per 100 females Sweden
1970s 105.07 males per 100 females 105.29 males per 100 females 0.221 males per 100 females Sweden
1980s 104.32 males per 100 females 105.12 males per 100 females 0.7986 males per 100 females Sweden
1990s 105.25 males per 100 females 105.39 males per 100 females 0.142 males per 100 females Sweden
2000s 105.05 males per 100 females 105.26 males per 100 females 0.2064 males per 100 females Sweden
2010s 105.15 males per 100 females 105.8 males per 100 females 0.6533 males per 100 females Sweden
2020s 105.69 males per 100 females 106.05 males per 100 females 0.3587 males per 100 females Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 105.67 males per 100 females against 105.67 males per 100 females in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Denmark and Sweden?
0 males per 100 females, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
Denmark ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 64th 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 age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex ratio at age 5
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 males per 100 females at age 5.