Sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 79.29 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
79.29
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
101.39
in 1988
All-time low
62.36
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda stood at 79.29.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda peaked at 101.39 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 62.36, in 2003.
That places Rwanda 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.51 | 85.17 | 85.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 85.16 | 79.79 | 88.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.13 | 75.88 | 87.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.01 | 90.28 | 101.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.54 | 73.09 | 100.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.13 | 62.36 | 75.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.81 | 76.53 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.92 | 78.65 | 79.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 214 Saint Barthelemy 79.78 compare
- 215 Antigua and Barbuda 79.56 compare
- 216 Guatemala 79.47 compare
- 218 Russia 78.84 compare
- 219 South Africa 78.43 compare
- 220 Turkmenistan 77.81 compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 191,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 185,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Rwanda was 79.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 101.39 in 1988.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.36 in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Rwanda ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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