Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States
United States: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 99.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.79
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 236 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, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in United States 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 peaked at 99.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.98, in 1982.
That places United States 58th out of 236 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, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 99.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.5, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- 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)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in United States?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.98 in 1982.
- How does United States rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- United States ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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