China vs Uruguay: Sex ratio by age
China
6.45 males per 100 females
in 2023
Uruguay
7.11 males per 100 females
in 2023
China rank
180th
Uruguay rank
177th
Sex ratio by age over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.11 males per 100 females against 6.45 males per 100 females in China, a difference of 0.66 males per 100 females.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
China ranks 180th and Uruguay ranks 177th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.43 males per 100 females | 37.49 males per 100 females | 21.06 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 24.48 males per 100 females | 20.12 males per 100 females | 4.36 males per 100 females | China |
| 1970s | 7.48 males per 100 females | 19.12 males per 100 females | 11.65 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.69 males per 100 females | 15.67 males per 100 females | 13.98 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.5918 males per 100 females | 12.8 males per 100 females | 12.21 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.14 males per 100 females | 11.27 males per 100 females | 10.13 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.56 males per 100 females | 9.47 males per 100 females | 5.91 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.21 males per 100 females | 7.54 males per 100 females | 1.33 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, China or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.11 males per 100 females against 6.45 males per 100 females in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between China and Uruguay?
- 0.66 males per 100 females, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- China ranks 180th and Uruguay ranks 177th 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+.