What is sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China?

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China was 110.63 males per 100 females in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 117.48 males per 100 females in 2006.

What is the lowest sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 104.85 males per 100 females in 1951.

How does China rank for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?

China ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China

Name: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old was 110.63 males per 100 females in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

110.63 males per 100 females

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

5th

of 236 countries

All-time high

117.48 males per 100 females

in 2006

All-time low

104.85 males per 100 females

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in males per 100 females.

Analysis

China recorded 110.63 males per 100 females for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China peaked at 117.48 males per 100 females in 2006 and was at its lowest, 104.85 males per 100 females, in 1951.

That places China 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China, year by year

Annual values for Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China, 1950 to 2023.
Year	males per 100 females	Change
1950	105.86 males per 100 females	—
1951	104.85 males per 100 females	-1.0%
1952	104.89 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1953	104.92 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1954	104.95 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1955	104.97 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1956	104.99 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1957	105.03 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1958	105.07 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1959	105.06 males per 100 females	-0.0%
1960	105 males per 100 females	-0.1%
1961	105.03 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1962	105.2 males per 100 females	+0.2%
1963	105.28 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1964	105.32 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1965	105.36 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1966	105.41 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1967	105.46 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1968	105.5 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1969	105.56 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1970	105.64 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1971	105.68 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1972	105.67 males per 100 females	-0.0%
1973	105.67 males per 100 females	-0.0%
1974	105.72 males per 100 females	+0.0%
1975	105.83 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1976	105.95 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1977	106.06 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1978	106.18 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1979	106.31 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1980	106.44 males per 100 females	+0.1%
1981	106.61 males per 100 females	+0.2%
1982	106.81 males per 100 females	+0.2%
1983	107.05 males per 100 females	+0.2%
1984	107.39 males per 100 females	+0.3%
1985	107.81 males per 100 females	+0.4%
1986	108.32 males per 100 females	+0.5%
1987	108.9 males per 100 females	+0.5%
1988	109.52 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1989	110.2 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1990	110.89 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1991	111.57 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1992	112.31 males per 100 females	+0.7%
1993	113.01 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1994	113.71 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1995	114.35 males per 100 females	+0.6%
1996	114.91 males per 100 females	+0.5%
1997	115.42 males per 100 females	+0.4%
1998	115.86 males per 100 females	+0.4%
1999	116.24 males per 100 females	+0.3%
2000	116.56 males per 100 females	+0.3%
2001	116.83 males per 100 females	+0.2%
2002	117.07 males per 100 females	+0.2%
2003	117.25 males per 100 females	+0.2%
2004	117.38 males per 100 females	+0.1%
2005	117.46 males per 100 females	+0.1%
2006	117.48 males per 100 females	+0.0%
2007	117.45 males per 100 females	-0.0%
2008	117.35 males per 100 females	-0.1%
2009	117.22 males per 100 females	-0.1%
2010	117.02 males per 100 females	-0.2%
2011	116.77 males per 100 females	-0.2%
2012	116.44 males per 100 females	-0.3%
2013	116.08 males per 100 females	-0.3%
2014	115.63 males per 100 females	-0.4%
2015	115.16 males per 100 females	-0.4%
2016	114.64 males per 100 females	-0.4%
2017	113.79 males per 100 females	-0.7%
2018	113.47 males per 100 females	-0.3%
2019	113.81 males per 100 females	+0.3%
2020	112.62 males per 100 females	-1.0%
2021	110.75 males per 100 females	-1.7%
2022	110.42 males per 100 females	-0.3%
2023	110.63 males per 100 females	+0.2%

China compared with similar countries

China's 110.63 males per 100 females is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105.05 males per 100 females, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
China's 110.63 males per 100 females is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.41 males per 100 females, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	105.06 males per 100 females	104.85 males per 100 females	105.86 males per 100 females	10
1960s	105.31 males per 100 females	105 males per 100 females	105.56 males per 100 females	10
1970s	105.87 males per 100 females	105.64 males per 100 females	106.31 males per 100 females	10
1980s	107.9 males per 100 females	106.44 males per 100 females	110.2 males per 100 females	10
1990s	113.83 males per 100 females	110.89 males per 100 females	116.24 males per 100 females	10
2000s	117.2 males per 100 females	116.56 males per 100 females	117.48 males per 100 females	10
2010s	115.28 males per 100 females	113.47 males per 100 females	117.02 males per 100 females	10
2020s	111.1 males per 100 females	110.42 males per 100 females	112.62 males per 100 females	4

Countries ranked near China

2 Northern Mariana Islands 115.44 males per 100 females compare
3 Azerbaijan 111.63 males per 100 females compare
4 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 111.27 males per 100 females compare
6 Vietnam 110.48 males per 100 females compare
7 Armenia 108.47 males per 100 females compare
8 Niue 108.33 males per 100 females compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More gender data for China

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1.23 million (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China?: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old in China was 110.63 males per 100 females in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 117.48 males per 100 females in 2006.
What is the lowest sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 104.85 males per 100 females in 1951.
How does China rank for sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old?: China ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old
Unit: males per 100 females
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of male births per 100 female births.