Sex ratio at birth in Vatican
Vatican: Sex ratio at birth was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
235th
of 236 countries
All-time high
200
in 2000
All-time low
100
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at birth in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 100 for sex ratio at birth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Vatican peaked at 200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1950.
That places Vatican 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.33 | 100 | 133.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 108.33 | 100 | 133.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 105 | 100 | 150 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 170 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
More gender data for Vatican
- Universal suffrage women lexical 0 (1869)
- Women political empowerment index vs electoral democracy index 0.067 (1870)
- Women political participation index 0.091 (1870)
- Women political empowerment index 0.067 (1870)
- Women civil society participation index 0.014 (1870)
- Women civil liberties index 0.06 (1870)
- Key features of womens political empowerment 0.067 (1870)
- Gender of the head of state 0 (1861)
- Gender of the head of government 0 (1861)
- Gender of chief executive 0 (1861)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Vatican?
- Sex ratio at birth in Vatican was 100 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Vatican ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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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