Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America
United States of America: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 99.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.79
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 229 countries
All-time high
99.81
in 2020
All-time low
86.98
in 1982
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America stood at 99.79.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America peaked at 99.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.98, in 1982.
That places United States of America 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 98.29 | — |
| 1951 | 97.32 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 96.41 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 95.82 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 95.41 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 94.79 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 94.67 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 93.56 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 91.84 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 92.42 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 92.43 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 91.62 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 91.17 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 90.72 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 91.02 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 91.09 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 90.43 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 89.27 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 88.65 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 88.96 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 89.31 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 89.8 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 88.85 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 88.04 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 88.44 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.59 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 87.63 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 88.34 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 87.83 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 87.7 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 88.33 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 87.81 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 86.98 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 87.21 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.61 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 87.36 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 87.54 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 88.9 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 89.79 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 90.7 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 91.92 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 91.57 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.02 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 91.76 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 92.02 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.04 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 93.03 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94.44 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 94.35 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.55 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 89.4 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 91.15 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 93.63 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 94.74 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 95.79 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.03 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.69 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.78 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.39 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.27 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.28 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.34 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.64 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.53 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.23 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.73 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.91 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 98.11 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.15 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.81 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.73 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.68 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.79 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.05 | 91.84 | 98.29 | 10 |
| 1960s | 90.54 | 88.65 | 92.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.35 | 87.59 | 89.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.22 | 86.98 | 90.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.37 | 91.02 | 94.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.29 | 89.4 | 96.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.42 | 95.28 | 99.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.75 | 99.68 | 99.81 | 4 |
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More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States of America was 99.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.98 in 1982.
- How does United States of America rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- United States of America ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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