Brazil vs India: Sex ratio by age
Brazil
56.65 males per 100 females
in 2023
India
62.15 males per 100 females
in 2023
Brazil rank
20th
India rank
19th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 62.15 males per 100 females against 56.65 males per 100 females in Brazil, a difference of 5.5 males per 100 females.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.29 males per 100 females | 38.03 males per 100 females | 10.74 males per 100 females | India |
| 1960s | 30.83 males per 100 females | 51.28 males per 100 females | 20.45 males per 100 females | India |
| 1970s | 30.76 males per 100 females | 68.81 males per 100 females | 38.05 males per 100 females | India |
| 1980s | 40.39 males per 100 females | 60.87 males per 100 females | 20.48 males per 100 females | India |
| 1990s | 54.16 males per 100 females | 47.13 males per 100 females | 7.03 males per 100 females | Brazil |
| 2000s | 66.43 males per 100 females | 47.41 males per 100 females | 19.02 males per 100 females | Brazil |
| 2010s | 67.03 males per 100 females | 63.16 males per 100 females | 3.88 males per 100 females | Brazil |
| 2020s | 67.61 males per 100 females | 62.19 males per 100 females | 5.43 males per 100 females | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Brazil or India?
- India, at 62.15 males per 100 females against 56.65 males per 100 females in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Brazil and India?
- 5.5 males per 100 females, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 19th 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+.