Sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt
Egypt: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 95.75 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
95.75
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
86th
of 229 countries
All-time high
95.75
in 2023
All-time low
83.23
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt stood at 95.75. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt peaked at 95.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.23, in 1985.
Egypt ranks 86th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 91.3 | — |
| 1951 | 90.21 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 88.99 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 88.59 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 89.45 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 90.58 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 91.62 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 92.83 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 93.38 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 92.78 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 91.83 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 91.04 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 90.21 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 89.59 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 89.43 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 89.48 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 89.43 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 89.34 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 89.3 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 89.31 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 89.27 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 89.23 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 89.17 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 88.94 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 88.47 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.87 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 87.26 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 86.66 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 86.04 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 85.41 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 84.82 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 84.28 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 83.79 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 83.43 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 83.23 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 83.23 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 83.26 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 83.31 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 83.59 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 84.21 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 85.06 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 85.93 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 86.72 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 87.31 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 87.56 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87.68 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 87.86 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.42 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.8 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.18 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.5 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.68 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.69 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.54 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.29 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.12 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.53 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.12 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 92.86 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 91.48 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 89.75 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 90.02 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.34 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.71 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.08 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.51 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.03 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.6 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.22 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.87 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.55 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.18 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.75 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90.97 | 88.59 | 93.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 89.89 | 89.3 | 91.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.83 | 85.41 | 89.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.71 | 83.23 | 84.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.34 | 85.06 | 88.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.95 | 89.12 | 92.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.27 | 89.75 | 93.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.84 | 93.87 | 95.75 | 4 |
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More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Egypt was 95.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 95.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.23 in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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