Australia vs Malawi: Sex ratio by age
Australia
27.9 males per 100 females
in 2023
Malawi
27.91 males per 100 females
in 2023
Australia rank
76th
Malawi rank
75th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Australia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 27.91 males per 100 females against 27.9 males per 100 females in Australia, a difference of 0.01 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 76th and Malawi ranks 75th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.28 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 40.28 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1960s | 33.57 males per 100 females | 0 males per 100 females | 33.57 males per 100 females | Australia |
| 1970s | 26.62 males per 100 females | 46.93 males per 100 females | 20.31 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 1980s | 19.53 males per 100 females | 56.07 males per 100 females | 36.54 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 1990s | 17.02 males per 100 females | 50.99 males per 100 females | 33.97 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.56 males per 100 females | 45.91 males per 100 females | 27.35 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.89 males per 100 females | 34.94 males per 100 females | 12.06 males per 100 females | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.4 males per 100 females | 29.45 males per 100 females | 1.05 males per 100 females | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Australia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 27.91 males per 100 females against 27.9 males per 100 females in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Australia and Malawi?
- 0.01 males per 100 females, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Australia ranks 76th and Malawi ranks 75th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by age. 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 100+.