Male to Female Ratio by Country, 2026

By Marko Visic · Updated October 25, 2026

In the UN projection for 1 July 2026, the world has 101.0 men for every 100 women: 4.17 billion males and 4.13 billion females. Country ratios run from 243.7 in Qatar to 85.1 in Moldova.

Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024, a projection for 1 July 2026.

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101.0per 100

males per 100 females

Balanced

Male population: 4,171,512,568

Female population: 4,129,165,828

Difference: 42,346,740 more males

50.3%

49.7%

MalesFemales

Age Group Breakdown:

Under 5:105.0

Working Age (15-64):103.2

Elderly (65+):80.1

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Rank	Country	Sex Ratio ↓	Male %	Female %	Under 5	Elderly
1	Qatar	243.7	70.9%	29.1%	100.4	155.8
2	United Arab Emirates	175.0	63.6%	36.4%	97.6	125.7
3	Oman	166.5	62.5%	37.5%	104.1	91.1
4	Bahrain	163.2	62.0%	38.0%	102.7	109.3
5	Maldives	159.8	61.5%	38.5%	104.4	107.9
6	Kuwait	156.5	61.0%	39.0%	103.3	113.4
7	Saudi Arabia	152.0	60.3%	39.7%	104.5	120.0
8	Seychelles	122.0	54.9%	45.1%	103.8	87.7
9	Palau	116.2	53.7%	46.3%	107.3	87.3
10	Bhutan	114.5	53.4%	46.6%	104.6	97.3
11	Brunei	112.9	53.0%	47.0%	107.5	87.2
12	Equatorial Guinea	111.2	52.7%	47.3%	102.4	92.0
13	Malaysia	109.5	52.3%	47.7%	106.3	92.1
14	Malta	108.2	52.0%	48.0%	107.3	86.4
15	Singapore	106.8	51.6%	48.4%	105.5	86.3
16	India	106.4	51.5%	48.5%	107.2	91.1
17	Jordan	106.0	51.5%	48.5%	104.4	93.9
18	Papua New Guinea	105.5	51.3%	48.7%	107.0	103.3
19	Iceland	105.2	51.3%	48.7%	106.5	94.2
20	Tuvalu	105.0	51.2%	48.8%	108.6	61.8
21	Solomon Islands	104.6	51.1%	48.9%	106.7	96.5
22	Marshall Islands	104.4	51.1%	48.9%	106.3	95.0
23	Andorra	104.4	51.1%	48.9%	107.2	96.2
24	Algeria	104.0	51.0%	49.0%	104.3	93.9
25	China	103.6	50.9%	49.1%	110.2	81.1
26	Nauru	103.4	50.9%	49.2%	106.5	57.1
27	Cabo Verde	103.4	50.8%	49.2%	103.2	67.5
28	Libya	103.3	50.8%	49.2%	105.7	85.1
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	103.2	50.8%	49.2%	103.4	91.3
30	Côte d'Ivoire	103.2	50.8%	49.2%	101.5	97.5
31	Iran	103.2	50.8%	49.2%	105.1	94.3
32	Niger	103.1	50.8%	49.2%	103.1	88.8
33	Senegal	103.0	50.7%	49.3%	103.0	92.3
34	Gabon	102.8	50.7%	49.3%	101.4	86.2
35	Yemen	102.7	50.7%	49.3%	105.2	78.1
36	Pakistan	102.5	50.6%	49.4%	104.4	84.9
37	Nigeria	102.5	50.6%	49.4%	102.6	90.7
38	Afghanistan	102.1	50.5%	49.5%	104.4	73.4
39	Egypt	101.9	50.5%	49.5%	105.2	76.5
40	Uzbekistan	101.8	50.5%	49.5%	107.5	72.0
41	Vanuatu	101.8	50.5%	49.6%	106.7	91.0
42	Mali	101.8	50.4%	49.6%	102.0	84.9
43	Timor-Leste	101.7	50.4%	49.6%	106.1	86.1
44	Belize	101.7	50.4%	49.6%	105.1	90.6
45	Norway	101.7	50.4%	49.6%	105.6	90.4
46	Sweden	101.6	50.4%	49.6%	105.6	88.6
47	Morocco	101.6	50.4%	49.6%	104.4	88.7
48	Samoa	101.6	50.4%	49.6%	107.5	85.6
49	Cyprus	101.5	50.4%	49.6%	106.3	86.1
50	Luxembourg	101.5	50.4%	49.6%	104.5	86.8

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The world in 2026

4,171,512,568

Males

4,129,165,828

Females

42,346,740

More males

50.3% / 49.7%

Male / female

105.0

Under 5

103.2

15–64

80.1

65 and over

105.3

sex ratio at birth (UN)

All 194 countries ranked by male-to-female ratio, 2026

Population figures are a UN projection for 1 July 2026 (World Population Prospects 2024).

Rank	Country	Region	Sex Ratio	Under 5	At birth	Population 2026
1	Qatar	Asia	243.7	100.4	104.1	3.2M
2	United Arab Emirates	Asia	175.0	97.6	104.5	11.6M
3	Oman	Asia	166.5	104.1	104.4	5.7M
4	Bahrain	Asia	163.2	102.7	103.8	1.7M
5	Maldives	Asia	159.8	104.4	105.2	531,517
6	Kuwait	Asia	156.5	103.3	104.6	5.1M
7	Saudi Arabia	Asia	152.0	104.5	105.1	35.2M
8	Seychelles	Africa	122.0	103.8	103.6	134,959
9	Palau	Oceania	116.2	107.3	107.7	17,615
10	Bhutan	Asia	114.5	104.6	104.8	802,215
11	Brunei	Asia	112.9	107.5	107.4	469,774
12	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	111.2	102.4	103.2	2.0M
13	Malaysia	Asia	109.5	106.3	106.4	36.4M
14	Malta	Europe	108.2	107.3	106.8	549,011
15	Singapore	Asia	106.8	105.5	106.0	5.9M
16	India	Asia	106.4	107.2	106.7	1476.6M
17	Jordan	Asia	106.0	104.4	104.9	11.6M
18	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	105.5	107.0	107.6	10.9M
19	Iceland	Europe	105.2	106.5	105.8	402,329
20	Tuvalu	Oceania	105.0	108.6	107.0	9,362
21	Solomon Islands	Oceania	104.6	106.7	107.0	858,288
22	Marshall Islands	Oceania	104.4	106.3	107.0	35,075
23	Andorra	Europe	104.4	107.2	106.3	83,753
24	Algeria	Africa	104.0	104.3	104.6	48.0M
25	China	Asia	103.6	110.2	109.3	1412.9M
26	Nauru	Oceania	103.4	106.5	107.2	12,102
27	Cabo Verde	Africa	103.4	103.2	103.3	529,630
28	Libya	Africa	103.3	105.7	105.7	7.5M
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	103.2	103.4	103.3	99,244
30	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	103.2	101.5	103.0	33.5M
31	Iran	Asia	103.2	105.1	105.1	93.2M
32	Niger	Africa	103.1	103.1	104.0	28.8M
33	Senegal	Africa	103.0	103.0	103.1	19.4M
34	Gabon	Africa	102.8	101.4	102.1	2.6M
35	Yemen	Asia	102.7	105.2	105.9	43.0M
36	Pakistan	Asia	102.5	104.4	105.5	259.3M
37	Nigeria	Africa	102.5	102.6	103.8	242.4M
38	Afghanistan	Asia	102.1	104.4	105.1	45.0M
39	Egypt	Africa	101.9	105.2	105.6	120.1M
40	Uzbekistan	Asia	101.8	107.5	107.7	37.7M
41	Vanuatu	Oceania	101.8	106.7	107.0	342,565
42	Mali	Africa	101.8	102.0	103.2	25.9M
43	Timor-Leste	Asia	101.7	106.1	107.1	1.4M
44	Belize	Americas	101.7	105.1	105.1	428,645
45	Norway	Europe	101.7	105.6	106.1	5.7M
46	Sweden	Europe	101.6	105.6	105.5	10.7M
47	Morocco	Africa	101.6	104.4	104.7	38.8M
48	Samoa	Oceania	101.6	107.5	107.6	220,528
49	Cyprus	Asia	101.5	106.3	106.5	1.4M
50	Luxembourg	Europe	101.5	104.5	105.4	687,449
51	Togo	Africa	101.4	101.7	102.8	9.9M
52	Slovenia	Europe	101.4	107.1	106.2	2.1M
53	Honduras	Americas	101.3	104.8	105.0	11.2M
54	Comoros	Africa	101.1	102.7	103.2	899,010
55	United States	Americas	101.0	105.0	105.0	349.0M
56	Iraq	Asia	101.0	105.2	105.6	48.0M
57	Laos	Asia	100.9	104.5	105.3	8.0M
58	Indonesia	Asia	100.9	105.7	106.1	287.9M
59	Benin	Africa	100.7	103.0	104.2	15.2M
60	Chad	Africa	100.6	102.9	104.1	21.6M
61	Madagascar	Africa	100.6	102.8	103.8	33.5M
62	Paraguay	Americas	100.5	104.7	105.0	7.1M
63	Ethiopia	Africa	100.4	104.6	105.5	138.9M
64	Syria	Asia	100.4	104.9	105.3	26.5M
65	Somalia	Africa	100.3	103.3	104.4	20.3M
66	Bolivia	Americas	100.3	103.6	104.2	12.7M
67	Grenada	Americas	100.3	103.7	103.9	117,362
68	Panama	Americas	100.0	105.2	105.2	4.6M
69	Congo	Africa	99.9	102.0	102.6	6.6M
70	Liberia	Africa	99.8	102.7	103.8	5.9M
71	Ghana	Africa	99.7	103.0	103.8	35.7M
72	Suriname	Americas	99.7	103.7	104.0	645,257
73	Sierra Leone	Africa	99.5	101.9	103.4	9.0M
74	Philippines	Asia	99.5	107.4	107.7	117.7M
75	Turkey	Asia	99.5	104.9	104.9	87.9M
76	Dominica	Americas	99.5	103.3	103.5	65,510
77	South Korea	Asia	99.4	105.3	106.0	51.6M
78	Ecuador	Americas	99.4	104.4	104.7	18.4M
79	Cameroon	Africa	99.3	101.9	102.9	30.6M
80	Burkina Faso	Africa	99.3	102.9	104.1	24.6M
81	Israel	Asia	99.3	105.4	105.5	9.6M
82	Mauritius	Africa	99.3	102.0	103.5	1.3M
83	Botswana	Africa	99.2	102.4	103.2	2.6M
84	Mongolia	Asia	99.2	104.2	104.2	3.6M
85	Gambia	Africa	99.2	102.3	103.2	2.9M
86	Myanmar	Asia	99.0	105.7	106.6	55.2M
87	New Zealand	Oceania	98.9	105.5	105.4	5.3M
88	Peru	Americas	98.9	103.8	104.1	34.9M
89	Liechtenstein	Europe	98.9	115.5	116.3	40,368
90	Denmark	Europe	98.9	105.6	105.5	6.0M
91	Switzerland	Europe	98.8	105.0	105.1	9.0M
92	Chile	Americas	98.8	104.2	104.4	19.9M
93	Netherlands	Europe	98.8	104.9	105.3	18.4M
94	Kenya	Africa	98.8	101.5	102.1	58.6M
95	Dominican Republic	Americas	98.8	103.9	104.4	11.6M
96	Burundi	Africa	98.7	101.7	102.4	14.7M
97	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	98.7	102.6	102.7	244,994
98	Argentina	Americas	98.6	105.0	105.0	46.0M
99	Canada	Americas	98.6	105.1	105.5	40.5M
100	Micronesia	Oceania	98.6	106.5	107.0	114,183
101	Uganda	Africa	98.6	102.2	103.0	52.8M
102	Fiji	Oceania	98.5	106.7	107.1	937,281
103	Palestine	Asia	98.5	104.5	105.1	5.7M
104	Australia	Oceania	98.5	105.4	105.5	27.2M
105	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	98.5	101.1	102.3	116.5M
106	Guatemala	Americas	98.4	103.5	104.0	19.0M
107	Tanzania	Africa	98.4	102.4	103.1	72.6M
108	Guinea	Africa	98.2	103.1	104.5	15.4M
109	Sudan	Africa	98.2	103.0	104.1	53.3M
110	Djibouti	Africa	98.2	102.9	103.7	1.2M
111	North Korea	Asia	98.2	105.8	106.0	26.6M
112	Zambia	Africa	98.1	100.2	101.1	22.5M
113	Angola	Africa	98.0	101.6	102.8	40.2M
114	Ireland	Europe	98.0	105.3	105.6	5.4M
115	Finland	Europe	97.9	105.4	105.2	5.6M
116	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	97.9	102.9	104.0	2.3M
117	Haiti	Americas	97.7	101.8	103.1	12.0M
118	Jamaica	Americas	97.7	103.7	103.9	2.8M
119	Kyrgyzstan	Asia	97.7	105.4	105.6	7.4M
120	Albania	Europe	97.7	107.1	106.5	2.8M
121	Eritrea	Africa	97.6	102.4	103.2	3.7M
122	Tunisia	Africa	97.6	104.8	104.9	12.4M
123	Costa Rica	Americas	97.6	104.4	104.6	5.2M
124	Germany	Europe	97.6	105.5	105.7	83.6M
125	Trinidad and Tobago	Americas	97.5	103.7	104.1	1.5M
126	Venezuela	Americas	97.5	105.1	105.1	28.6M
127	Belgium	Europe	97.5	104.8	105.0	11.8M
128	Colombia	Americas	97.4	104.2	104.5	53.9M
129	Czech Republic	Europe	97.4	105.6	105.5	10.5M
130	Cuba	Americas	97.2	107.1	107.0	10.9M
131	Saint Lucia	Americas	97.1	102.8	103.1	180,488
132	United Kingdom	Europe	97.1	105.3	105.5	69.9M
133	Austria	Europe	97.1	105.5	105.6	9.1M
134	Nicaragua	Americas	96.9	103.2	103.5	7.1M
135	Tajikistan	Asia	96.9	105.6	106.4	11.0M
136	San Marino	Europe	96.8	102.0	106.5	33,605
137	South Sudan	Africa	96.7	102.6	103.5	12.4M
138	Brazil	Americas	96.7	104.2	104.5	213.6M
139	Bangladesh	Asia	96.7	104.6	104.9	177.8M
140	Turkmenistan	Asia	96.6	105.6	106.6	7.7M
141	Eswatini	Africa	96.6	102.4	103.0	1.3M
142	Mauritania	Africa	96.5	102.5	103.3	5.5M
143	Spain	Europe	96.4	105.9	106.6	47.9M
144	Azerbaijan	Asia	96.3	111.2	110.5	10.5M
145	Cambodia	Asia	96.3	104.7	105.3	18.1M
146	Vietnam	Asia	96.0	110.3	110.1	102.2M
147	Italy	Europe	95.9	106.0	105.9	58.9M
148	Monaco	Europe	95.7	104.8	104.9	38,087
149	Rwanda	Africa	95.5	102.0	102.6	14.9M
150	Namibia	Africa	95.4	100.4	101.1	3.2M
151	Malawi	Africa	95.4	100.6	101.4	22.8M
152	Slovakia	Europe	95.3	105.5	105.5	5.5M
153	Lesotho	Africa	95.2	101.8	102.8	2.4M
154	Kazakhstan	Asia	95.1	106.2	106.3	21.1M
155	Japan	Asia	95.1	104.7	105.0	122.4M
156	Lebanon	Asia	94.8	105.0	105.3	5.9M
157	North Macedonia	Europe	94.8	107.8	107.5	1.8M
158	Guyana	Americas	94.7	103.1	103.7	840,890
159	South Africa	Africa	94.7	102.9	104.0	65.5M
160	Kiribati	Oceania	94.7	106.0	107.1	138,445
161	Thailand	Asia	94.5	106.3	106.4	71.6M
162	Mozambique	Africa	94.5	101.1	102.0	36.6M
163	Uruguay	Americas	94.3	105.4	105.4	3.4M
164	Mexico	Americas	94.1	103.6	103.8	133.0M
165	Greece	Europe	94.1	107.0	106.4	9.9M
166	France	Europe	94.1	104.6	105.0	66.7M
167	Romania	Europe	93.9	105.5	105.6	18.8M
168	Poland	Europe	93.8	106.1	106.1	37.8M
169	Bulgaria	Europe	93.7	105.9	106.0	6.7M
170	Sri Lanka	Asia	93.7	104.3	104.4	23.3M
171	Croatia	Europe	93.3	106.0	106.0	3.8M
172	Montenegro	Europe	92.9	107.5	106.5	626,233
173	Central African Republic	Africa	92.9	101.7	103.2	5.7M
174	Hungary	Europe	92.6	106.1	106.0	9.6M
175	Barbados	Americas	92.1	103.2	103.5	282,724
176	Zimbabwe	Africa	91.4	101.7	102.5	17.3M
177	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	91.4	103.3	103.7	46,992
178	Bahamas	Americas	91.1	102.4	102.7	404,628
179	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	91.0	106.8	106.7	3.1M
180	Estonia	Europe	91.0	106.6	106.1	1.3M
181	Antigua and Barbuda	Americas	90.9	103.1	103.2	94,625
182	Portugal	Europe	90.9	105.1	105.9	10.4M
183	Nepal	Asia	90.7	102.8	104.9	29.6M
184	El Salvador	Americas	90.5	104.7	104.8	6.4M
185	Serbia	Europe	90.0	106.3	106.9	6.6M
186	Lithuania	Europe	89.6	105.3	105.3	2.8M
187	Tonga	Oceania	89.5	108.1	108.1	103,291
188	Georgia	Asia	87.4	106.4	106.6	3.8M
189	Belarus	Europe	87.2	105.8	105.9	8.9M
190	Ukraine	Europe	87.1	103.4	106.2	39.5M
191	Latvia	Europe	86.8	106.6	106.1	1.8M
192	Armenia	Asia	86.5	107.8	107.5	2.9M
193	Russia	Europe	86.4	105.6	105.6	143.4M
194	Moldova	Europe	85.1	106.4	106.2	3.0M

Vatican City is not included in these rankings.

Where the imbalances are

Gulf states: the surplus is in working ages

Qatar has 243.7 men per 100 women overall, and 296.0 men per 100 women aged 15–64, but only 100.4 under 5. The pattern repeats across the region: United Arab Emirates 175.0, Oman 166.5 and Bahrain 163.2.

Eastern Europe: women outlive men

Russia has 103.7 men per 100 women under 40 but 51.9 at 65 and over. 8.3 million of its 10.5 million female surplus is aged 65 and over. Life expectancy is 67.9 for men and 79.5 for women, a gap of 11.6 years.

The male–female life-expectancy gap is 9.0 years in Moldova, 8.7 in Latvia and 9.5 in Ukraine.

Sex ratio at birth

The UN world sex ratio at birth is 105.3 boys per 100 girls in 2026. China peaked at 117.8 in 2004 and is 109.3 in 2026. India peaked at 109.6 in 2010 and is 106.7 in 2026.

The United States

101.0 men per 100 women: 175.4 million males and 173.6 million females. Under 5 105.0, ages 15–64 105.0, 65 and over 85.3.

What the sex ratio means

The sex ratio is the number of males per 100 females in a population. Three forces shape it: slightly more boys are born than girls, males die younger at almost every age, and migration can add or remove working-age men. A ratio above 100 means men outnumber women; below 100 means women outnumber men.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there more men or women in the world?

More men: 42.3 million more in 2026 (101.0 per 100 women). At 65 and over there are only 80.1 men per 100 women.

Which country has the most men per woman?

Qatar, 243.7.

Which country has the most women per man?

Moldova, 85.1, then Russia 86.4 and Armenia 86.5.

Why are there more women at older ages?

Women live longer: world life expectancy in 2026 is 76.4 for women and 71.2 for men.

What is the usual sex ratio at birth?

About 105 boys per 100 girls; the UN world estimate for 2026 is 105.3.