Sex ratio at birth in China
China: Sex ratio at birth was 110.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
110.63
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
117.48
in 2006
All-time low
104.85
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at birth in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in China is 110.63, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in China peaked at 117.48 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 104.85, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.06 | 104.85 | 105.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 105.31 | 105 | 105.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.87 | 105.64 | 106.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.9 | 106.44 | 110.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.83 | 110.89 | 116.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.2 | 116.56 | 117.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.28 | 113.47 | 117.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.1 | 110.42 | 112.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Northern Mariana Islands 115.44 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 111.63 compare
- 4 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 111.27 compare
- 6 Vietnam 110.48 compare
- 7 Armenia 108.47 compare
- 8 Niue 108.33 compare
More gender data for China
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in China?
- Sex ratio at birth in China was 110.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 117.48 in 2006.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.85 in 1951.
- How does China rank for sex ratio at birth?
- China ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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