Iraq vs Syria: Sex ratio by age
Iraq
18.42 males per 100 females
in 2023
Syria
19.15 males per 100 females
in 2023
Iraq rank
127th
Syria rank
125th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 19.15 males per 100 females against 18.42 males per 100 females in Iraq, a difference of 0.73 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 127th and Syria ranks 125th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.83 males per 100 females | 63.33 males per 100 females | 24.5 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 1960s | 22.5 males per 100 females | 52.78 males per 100 females | 30.28 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 1970s | 19.01 males per 100 females | 49.09 males per 100 females | 30.08 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 1980s | 11.54 males per 100 females | 43.22 males per 100 females | 31.68 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 1990s | 14.42 males per 100 females | 37.54 males per 100 females | 23.11 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 2000s | 19.86 males per 100 females | 27.02 males per 100 females | 7.16 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 2010s | 22.53 males per 100 females | 23.61 males per 100 females | 1.08 males per 100 females | Syria |
| 2020s | 21.75 males per 100 females | 18.77 males per 100 females | 2.98 males per 100 females | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 19.15 males per 100 females against 18.42 males per 100 females in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.73 males per 100 females, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Iraq ranks 127th and Syria ranks 125th 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+.