Sex ratio at sixty years old in China
China: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 97.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
97.54
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
107.05
in 1998
All-time low
87.95
in 1966
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in China stood at 97.54.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in China peaked at 107.05 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 87.95, in 1966.
China ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.99 | 93.73 | 98.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 89.47 | 87.95 | 91.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.49 | 90.32 | 94.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.72 | 95.43 | 101.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.93 | 102.01 | 107.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.64 | 98.92 | 105.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.48 | 95.74 | 97.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.34 | 97.17 | 97.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 sixty years old in China?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in China was 97.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 107.05 in 1998.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.95 in 1966.
- How does China rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- China ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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