Japan vs Sweden: Sex ratio at age 60
Japan
102.08 males per 100 females
in 2023
Sweden
102.27 males per 100 females
in 2023
Japan rank
44th
Sweden rank
43rd
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 102.27 males per 100 females against 102.08 males per 100 females in Japan, a difference of 0.19 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.81 males per 100 females | 92.39 males per 100 females | 2.42 males per 100 females | Japan |
| 1960s | 91.35 males per 100 females | 95.11 males per 100 females | 3.76 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 1970s | 81.1 males per 100 females | 97.04 males per 100 females | 15.94 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 1980s | 85.16 males per 100 females | 95.04 males per 100 females | 9.88 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 1990s | 95.52 males per 100 females | 96.58 males per 100 females | 1.06 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 2000s | 97.84 males per 100 females | 101 males per 100 females | 3.16 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 2010s | 100.34 males per 100 females | 100.45 males per 100 females | 0.1111 males per 100 females | Sweden |
| 2020s | 102.11 males per 100 females | 101.5 males per 100 females | 0.6045 males per 100 females | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 102.27 males per 100 females against 102.08 males per 100 females in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.19 males per 100 females, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Japan ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 43rd 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 60. 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 60.