Which country has the highest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)?

Qatar has the highest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64), at 429, followed by United Arab Emirates (247) and Bahrain (168).

Which country has the lowest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)?

Djibouti has the lowest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64), at 77.

What is the median Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64) across countries?

The median is 100 across the 218 countries with data.

Where does this countries with a shortage of men data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sex ratio - The World Factbook.

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Countries with a Shortage of Men

Name: Countries with a Shortage of Men
Creator: Rankodex

Qatar has the highest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64) (429), followed by United Arab Emirates (247) and Bahrain (168). Djibouti has the lowest (77).

Population218 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jul 15, 2024Original page

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Sex ratio - The World Factbook

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 218 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

100

Middle half 96 – 103

Average

102

218 countries

Highest

429

Qatar

Lowest

Djibouti

Data

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218 countries · # = rank by Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)

#
1	Qatar	429	332
2	United Arab Emirates	247	213
3	Bahrain	168	150
4	Kuwait	151	136
5	Saudi Arabia	142	131
6	Palau	125	106
7	Oman	124	116
8	Equatorial Guinea	122	116
9	Seychelles	114	108
10	Jordan	113	110
11	Ukraine	112	97
11	Faroe Islands	112	107
13	Gabon	111	107
13	Cyprus	111	105
13	Northern Mariana Islands	111	112
16	Guam	110	106
17	Slovenia	109	100
18	Guyana	108	104
18	Bhutan	108	107
20	India	107	106
20	South Korea	107	101
20	Malta	107	102
20	Greenland	107	107
24	China	106	104
24	Egypt	106	106
24	Malaysia	106	105
24	Maldives	106	104
24	French Polynesia	106	105
24	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	106	104
24	Cook Islands	106	105
31	Pakistan	105	104
31	Czechia	105	97
31	Libya	105	104
31	Norway	105	102
31	Fiji	105	103
31	Solomon Islands	105	104
31	Luxembourg	105	102
31	Andorra	105	105
39	Iran	104	103
39	Somalia	104	101
39	Israel	104	101
39	Bulgaria	104	95
39	Trinidad and Tobago	104	101
39	Samoa	104	103
39	Grenada	104	103
39	Isle of Man	104	101
39	Dominica	104	102
48	Turkey	103	101
48	Germany	103	98
48	Algeria	103	103
48	Afghanistan	103	102
48	Yemen	103	102
48	South Sudan	103	104
48	Dominican Republic	103	102
48	Hungary	103	95
48	Denmark	103	99
48	Finland	103	97
48	North Macedonia	103	99
48	Jersey	103	98
48	Marshall Islands	103	103
61	Philippines	102	100
61	Vietnam	102	101
61	United Kingdom	102	99
61	Ivory Coast	102	101
61	Netherlands	102	99
61	Bolivia	102	101
61	Belgium	102	97
61	Papua New Guinea	102	103
61	Switzerland	102	99
61	Lebanon	102	100
61	New Zealand	102	100
61	Costa Rica	102	100
61	Panama	102	102
61	Estonia	102	89
61	Iceland	102	100
61	Tonga	102	101
61	Guernsey	102	99
61	Saint Kitts and Nevis	102	100
61	Gibraltar	102	101
61	Monaco	102	93
61	Tuvalu	102	98
82	Japan	101	95
82	France	101	96
82	Iraq	101	102
82	Argentina	101	98
82	Canada	101	98
82	Madagascar	101	101
82	Australia	101	99
82	Cuba	101	99
82	Paraguay	101	100
82	Serbia	101	95
82	Republic of the Congo	101	100
82	Singapore	101	100
82	Bosnia and Herzegovina	101	95
82	New Caledonia	101	99
82	Bermuda	101	95
97	United States	100	97
97	Indonesia	100	100
97	DR Congo	100	100
97	Tanzania	100	100
97	Kenya	100	100
97	Spain	100	95
97	Uzbekistan	100	101
97	North Korea	100	95
97	Taiwan	100	97
97	Zambia	100	100
97	Chile	100	97
97	Romania	100	93
97	Guinea	100	100
97	Tajikistan	100	101
97	Azerbaijan	100	100
97	Greece	100	96
97	Austria	100	96
97	Croatia	100	93
97	Lesotho	100	98
97	Suriname	100	98
97	Montenegro	100	96
118	Ethiopia	99	99
118	Sudan	99	101
118	Morocco	99	100
118	Venezuela	99	99
118	Syria	99	101
118	Laos	99	100
118	Turkmenistan	99	98
118	Liberia	99	100
118	Armenia	99	96
118	Mauritius	99	95
118	Sao Tome and Principe	99	100
118	Liechtenstein	99	99
130	Brazil	98	97
130	South Africa	98	96
130	Cameroon	98	99
130	Burundi	98	99
130	Slovakia	98	93
130	Ireland	98	98
130	Uruguay	98	94
130	Latvia	98	87
130	Curacao	98	93
130	Sint Maarten	98	98
130	Montserrat	98	100
141	Italy	97	93
141	Myanmar	97	97
141	Guatemala	97	98
141	Ecuador	97	97
141	Tunisia	97	98
141	Haiti	97	97
141	Portugal	97	90
141	Central African Republic	97	99
141	Eritrea	97	97
141	Gambia	97	98
141	Jamaica	97	98
141	Albania	97	97
141	Barbados	97	93
141	American Samoa	97	99
141	Nauru	97	96
141	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	97	93
157	Thailand	96	95
157	Colombia	96	95
157	Poland	96	91
157	Peru	96	96
157	Malawi	96	96
157	Chad	96	98
157	Kazakhstan	96	94
157	Togo	96	97
157	Sierra Leone	96	98
157	Belarus	96	88
157	Kyrgyzstan	96	96
157	Lithuania	96	86
157	Timor-Leste	96	99
157	Cape Verde	96	95
157	Belize	96	98
157	Vanuatu	96	99
157	Cayman Islands	96	95
174	Bangladesh	95	96
174	Russia	95	87
174	Mexico	95	96
174	Niger	95	98
174	Sri Lanka	95	94
174	Cambodia	95	94
174	Rwanda	95	96
174	Nicaragua	95	96
174	Georgia	95	92
174	Namibia	95	97
184	Senegal	94	97
184	Benin	94	97
184	Mongolia	94	95
184	Moldova	94	89
184	Saint Lucia	94	94
184	Micronesia	94	96
184	San Marino	94	93
191	Angola	93	96
191	Mozambique	93	97
191	Ghana	93	96
191	Nepal	93	96
191	Burkina Faso	93	96
191	Guinea-Bissau	93	96
191	Kiribati	93	94
191	Aruba	93	90
199	Zimbabwe	92	95
199	Puerto Rico	92	89
199	Comoros	92	94
199	Saint Martin	92	92
203	Honduras	91	93
203	Botswana	91	92
203	Brunei	91	95
206	Uganda	90	95
206	El Salvador	90	92
206	Mauritania	90	93
206	United States Virgin Islands	90	90
210	Mali	89	95
210	British Virgin Islands	89	90
212	Eswatini	87	90
212	Macau	87	90
212	Antigua and Barbuda	87	89
215	Bahamas	86	86
216	Anguilla	83	88
217	Hong Kong	81	86
218	Djibouti	77	83

What correlates with Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)?

Pearson r against 1,312 other country metrics sharing at least 131 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64) tend to score higher on these

Sex Ratio (Males Per 100 Females)Countries by Sex Ratio
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 218
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Radiance per 1k PopulationDarkest Countries
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 212
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Total GHG Emissions per CapitaGreenhouse Gas Emissions by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 197
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CO₂ Emissions per CapitaCO₂ Emissions by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 197
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Ecological FootprintHappy Planet Index by Country
r = +0.54 · strong · n = 147
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CO2 Emissions per Person (Tonnes)Development Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 200
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64) tend to score lower on these

Females per MaleCountries with More Women Than Men
r = −0.60 · strong · n = 133
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% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 157
Plot
% of Pop. Living on Less Than $3.65 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 156
Plot
Age Dependency RatioAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 211
Plot
% of Territory WaterTrue Size of Countries
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 146
Plot
Polity IV ScorePolity Data Series by Country
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 160
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)?: Qatar has the highest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64), at 429, followed by United Arab Emirates (247) and Bahrain (168).
Which country has the lowest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64)?: Djibouti has the lowest Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64), at 77.
What is the median Males per 100 Females (Ages 15-64) across countries?: The median is 100 across the 218 countries with data.
Where does this countries with a shortage of men data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sex ratio - The World Factbook.