Germany vs Japan: Sex ratio at age 5
Germany
105.33 males per 100 females
in 2023
Japan
105.29 males per 100 females
in 2023
Germany rank
84th
Japan rank
86th
Sex ratio at age 5 over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.29 males per 100 females in Japan, a difference of 0.04 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.53 males per 100 females | 101.39 males per 100 females | 3.14 males per 100 females | Germany |
| 1960s | 105.11 males per 100 females | 103.46 males per 100 females | 1.65 males per 100 females | Germany |
| 1970s | 105.04 males per 100 females | 104.9 males per 100 females | 0.1384 males per 100 females | Germany |
| 1980s | 105 males per 100 females | 105.24 males per 100 females | 0.2428 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1990s | 105.22 males per 100 females | 105.17 males per 100 females | 0.0434 males per 100 females | Germany |
| 2000s | 105.28 males per 100 females | 105.34 males per 100 females | 0.0685 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2010s | 105.51 males per 100 females | 105.53 males per 100 females | 0.0145 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 2020s | 105.34 males per 100 females | 105.58 males per 100 females | 0.2398 males per 100 females | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 5, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 105.33 males per 100 females against 105.29 males per 100 females in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 5 between Germany and Japan?
- 0.04 males per 100 females, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for sex ratio at age 5?
- Germany ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th 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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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 5.