Ireland vs Portugal: Sex ratio by age
Ireland
22.42 males per 100 females
in 2023
Portugal
22.83 males per 100 females
in 2023
Ireland rank
108th
Portugal rank
105th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.83 males per 100 females against 22.42 males per 100 females in Ireland, a difference of 0.41 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 105th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.91 males per 100 females | 14.76 males per 100 females | 28.15 males per 100 females | Ireland |
| 1960s | 27.88 males per 100 females | 12.81 males per 100 females | 15.07 males per 100 females | Ireland |
| 1970s | 27.75 males per 100 females | 17.56 males per 100 females | 10.19 males per 100 females | Ireland |
| 1980s | 24.6 males per 100 females | 19.76 males per 100 females | 4.84 males per 100 females | Ireland |
| 1990s | 22.96 males per 100 females | 21.19 males per 100 females | 1.77 males per 100 females | Ireland |
| 2000s | 17.16 males per 100 females | 19.78 males per 100 females | 2.62 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.17 males per 100 females | 21.54 males per 100 females | 4.38 males per 100 females | Portugal |
| 2020s | 22.61 males per 100 females | 22.95 males per 100 females | 0.3346 males per 100 females | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.83 males per 100 females against 22.42 males per 100 females in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.41 males per 100 females, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Ireland ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 105th 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+.