Kenya vs Malaysia: Sex ratio by age
Kenya
38.58 males per 100 females
in 2023
Malaysia
40.32 males per 100 females
in 2023
Kenya rank
40th
Malaysia rank
37th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 40.32 males per 100 females against 38.58 males per 100 females in Kenya, a difference of 1.74 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.17 males per 100 females | 81.61 males per 100 females | 3.43 males per 100 females | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 73.88 males per 100 females | 95 males per 100 females | 21.12 males per 100 females | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 57.37 males per 100 females | 67.59 males per 100 females | 10.21 males per 100 females | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 32.17 males per 100 females | 44.52 males per 100 females | 12.36 males per 100 females | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 33.06 males per 100 females | 27.39 males per 100 females | 5.67 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2000s | 46.89 males per 100 females | 27.13 males per 100 females | 19.76 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2010s | 41.17 males per 100 females | 33.63 males per 100 females | 7.54 males per 100 females | Kenya |
| 2020s | 38.95 males per 100 females | 38.32 males per 100 females | 0.6334 males per 100 females | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 40.32 males per 100 females against 38.58 males per 100 females in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 1.74 males per 100 females, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Kenya ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th 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+.