Sex ratio at birth in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sex ratio at birth was 102.58 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
102.58
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
102.58
in 2023
All-time low
99.11
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at birth in Eritrea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at birth in Eritrea stood at 102.58. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Eritrea peaked at 102.58 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.11, in 1951.
Eritrea ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.68 | 99.11 | 101.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.21 | 99.91 | 100.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.85 | 100.56 | 101.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.28 | 101.11 | 101.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.09 | 101.9 | 102.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.3 | 102.21 | 102.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.5 | 102.42 | 102.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.57 | 102.55 | 102.58 | 4 |
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More gender data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 46,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Eritrea?
- Sex ratio at birth in Eritrea was 102.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 102.58 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.11 in 1951.
- How does Eritrea rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Eritrea ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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