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Boys per 100 girls at birth

What this indicator measures

Number of boys born per 100 girls born in the same year. Worldwide, slightly more boys than girls are born. Source value (boys per girl) multiplied by 100.

How to read this?

A value of 105 means 105 boys are born for every 100 girls.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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213countries with data
116.3 per 100 girlsmaximum · Liechtenstein
105.1 per 100 girlsmedian
101.1 per 100 girlsminimum · Zambia
2024data year(s)

In brief

The "Boys per 100 girls at birth" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Zambia (101.1 per 100 girls). Highest value: Liechtenstein (116.3 per 100 girls). Median: 105.1 per 100 girls (data: 2024). The top 10% of countries exceed 107 per 100 girls, while the bottom 10% stay below 103.1 per 100 girls. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (107 per 100 girls) and lowest in Africa (103.2 per 100 girls).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Oceania 107 per 100 girls (19)
  • Europe 105.9 per 100 girls (46)
  • Asia 105.8 per 100 girls (48)
  • South America 104.6 per 100 girls (12)
  • North America 104 per 100 girls (34)
  • Africa 103.2 per 100 girls (51)

Why this indicator matters

Naturally, slightly more boys than girls are born. A very marked gap can signal sex-selective practices, hence the interest in comparing this ratio.

What makes this indicator vary

The natural ratio is slightly in favor of boys. Cultural preferences, access to ultrasound and abortion, or recording biases can accentuate it.

Reading precautions

Values are UN estimates (boys per girl multiplied by 100). For small countries, small numbers make the ratio unstable from one year to the next.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇱🇮 Liechtenstein116.3 per 100 girls2024
2e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands115.1 per 100 girls2024
3e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan111.3 per 100 girls2024
4e🇻🇳 Vietnam110.6 per 100 girls2024
5e🇨🇳 China110.3 per 100 girls2024
6e🇦🇲 Armenia108.3 per 100 girls2024
7e🇹🇴 Tonga108.1 per 100 girls2024
8e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China107.9 per 100 girls2024
9e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan107.8 per 100 girls2024
10e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China107.7 per 100 girls2024
10e🇵🇭 Philippines107.7 per 100 girls2024
10e🇵🇼 Palau107.7 per 100 girls2024
13e🇧🇳 Brunei107.6 per 100 girls2024
13e🇲🇰 North Macedonia107.6 per 100 girls2024
13e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea107.6 per 100 girls2024
13e🇼🇸 Samoa107.6 per 100 girls2024
17e🇳🇷 Nauru107.2 per 100 girls2024
18e🇫🇯 Fiji107.1 per 100 girls2024
18e🇮🇳 India107.1 per 100 girls2024
18e🇰🇮 Kiribati107.1 per 100 girls2024
18e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste107.1 per 100 girls2024
22e🇨🇺 Cuba107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇫🇲 Micronesia107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇬🇺 Guam107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇹🇻 Tuvalu107 per 100 girls2024
22e🇻🇺 Vanuatu107 per 100 girls2024
29e🇷🇸 Serbia106.9 per 100 girls2024
29e🇽🇰 Kosovo106.9 per 100 girls2024
31e🇦🇱 Albania106.8 per 100 girls2024
31e🇲🇹 Malta106.8 per 100 girls2024
33e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina106.7 per 100 girls2024
33e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands106.7 per 100 girls2024
33e🇲🇪 Montenegro106.7 per 100 girls2024
33e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan106.7 per 100 girls2024
37e🇬🇪 Georgia106.6 per 100 girls2024
37e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)106.6 per 100 girls2024
39e🇨🇾 Cyprus106.5 per 100 girls2024
39e🇪🇸 Spain106.5 per 100 girls2024
39e🇲🇾 Malaysia106.5 per 100 girls2024
39e🇸🇲 San Marino106.5 per 100 girls2024
43e🇬🇷 Greece106.4 per 100 girls2024
43e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan106.4 per 100 girls2024
43e🇹🇭 Thailand106.4 per 100 girls2024
46e🇦🇩 Andorra106.3 per 100 girls2024
46e🇱🇻 Latvia106.3 per 100 girls2024
46e🇸🇮 Slovenia106.3 per 100 girls2024
46e🇹🇯 Tajikistan106.3 per 100 girls2024
50e🇲🇩 Moldova106.2 per 100 girls2024
50e🇺🇦 Ukraine106.2 per 100 girls2024
52e🇪🇪 Estonia106.1 per 100 girls2024
52e🇳🇴 Norway106.1 per 100 girls2024
52e🇵🇱 Poland106.1 per 100 girls2024
55e🇦🇸 American Samoa106 per 100 girls2024
55e🇧🇬 Bulgaria106 per 100 girls2024
55e🇭🇷 Croatia106 per 100 girls2024
55e🇮🇩 Indonesia106 per 100 girls2024
55e🇰🇵 North Korea106 per 100 girls2024
55e🇸🇬 Singapore106 per 100 girls2024
61e🇧🇾 Belarus105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇭🇺 Hungary105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇮🇸 Iceland105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇮🇹 Italy105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇰🇷 South Korea105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇳🇨 New Caledonia105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇵🇫 French Polynesia105.9 per 100 girls2024
61e🇾🇪 Yemen105.9 per 100 girls2024
69e🇮🇶 Iraq105.7 per 100 girls2024
69e🇱🇾 Libya105.7 per 100 girls2024
69e🇵🇹 Portugal105.7 per 100 girls2024
69e🇷🇺 Russia105.7 per 100 girls2024
73e🇦🇺 Australia105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇩🇪 Germany105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇩🇰 Denmark105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇮🇪 Ireland105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇷🇴 Romania105.6 per 100 girls2024
73e🇸🇪 Sweden105.6 per 100 girls2024
80e🇦🇹 Austria105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇨🇦 Canada105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇪🇬 Egypt105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇪🇹 Ethiopia105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇬🇧 United Kingdom105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇮🇱 Israel105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇵🇰 Pakistan105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇸🇰 Slovakia105.5 per 100 girls2024
80e🇺🇾 Uruguay105.5 per 100 girls2024
89e🇨🇿 Czechia105.4 per 100 girls2024
90e🇰🇭 Cambodia105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇱🇦 Laos105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇱🇧 Lebanon105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇱🇺 Luxembourg105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇳🇱 Netherlands105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇳🇿 New Zealand105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇵🇦 Panama105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇸🇾 Syria105.3 per 100 girls2024
90e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands105.3 per 100 girls2024
99e🇫🇮 Finland105.2 per 100 girls2024
99e🇮🇷 Iran105.2 per 100 girls2024
99e🇱🇹 Lithuania105.2 per 100 girls2024
99e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico105.2 per 100 girls2024
99e🇻🇪 Venezuela105.2 per 100 girls2024
104e🇦🇫 Afghanistan105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇦🇷 Argentina105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇧🇿 Belize105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇨🇭 Switzerland105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇭🇳 Honduras105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇯🇵 Japan105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇲🇻 Maldives105.1 per 100 girls2024
104e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia105.1 per 100 girls2024
112e🇫🇷 France105 per 100 girls2024
112e🇬🇱 Greenland105 per 100 girls2024
112e🇮🇲 Isle of Man105 per 100 girls2024
112e🇵🇾 Paraguay105 per 100 girls2024
112e🇹🇳 Tunisia105 per 100 girls2024
112e🇹🇷 Türkiye105 per 100 girls2024
118e🇧🇪 Belgium104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇧🇩 Bangladesh104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇯🇴 Jordan104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇲🇨 Monaco104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇳🇵 Nepal104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands104.9 per 100 girls2024
118e🇺🇸 United States104.9 per 100 girls2024
125e🇧🇹 Bhutan104.8 per 100 girls2024
125e🇸🇻 El Salvador104.8 per 100 girls2024
127e🇨🇼 Curaçao104.7 per 100 girls2024
127e🇰🇼 Kuwait104.7 per 100 girls2024
127e🇲🇦 Morocco104.7 per 100 girls2024
130e🇨🇴 Colombia104.6 per 100 girls2024
130e🇨🇷 Costa Rica104.6 per 100 girls2024
130e🇩🇿 Algeria104.6 per 100 girls2024
130e🇪🇨 Ecuador104.6 per 100 girls2024
134e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates104.5 per 100 girls2024
134e🇧🇷 Brazil104.5 per 100 girls2024
134e🇬🇳 Guinea104.5 per 100 girls2024
137e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic104.4 per 100 girls2024
137e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka104.4 per 100 girls2024
137e🇲🇳 Mongolia104.4 per 100 girls2024
137e🇴🇲 Oman104.4 per 100 girls2024
137e🇸🇴 Somalia104.4 per 100 girls2024
142e🇦🇼 Aruba104.3 per 100 girls2024
142e🇨🇱 Chile104.3 per 100 girls2024
144e🇧🇯 Benin104.2 per 100 girls2024
144e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso104.2 per 100 girls2024
144e🇧🇴 Bolivia104.2 per 100 girls2024
144e🇹🇩 Chad104.2 per 100 girls2024
148e🇵🇪 Peru104.1 per 100 girls2024
148e🇶🇦 Qatar104.1 per 100 girls2024
148e🇸🇩 Sudan104.1 per 100 girls2024
151e🇧🇲 Bermuda104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇲🇫 St. Martin104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇳🇪 Niger104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇸🇷 Suriname104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago104 per 100 girls2024
151e🇿🇦 South Africa104 per 100 girls2024
158e🇬🇩 Grenada103.9 per 100 girls2024
158e🇬🇹 Guatemala103.9 per 100 girls2024
158e🇯🇲 Jamaica103.9 per 100 girls2024
158e🇲🇽 Mexico103.9 per 100 girls2024
158e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten103.9 per 100 girls2024
158e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands103.9 per 100 girls2024
164e🇧🇭 Bahrain103.8 per 100 girls2024
164e🇬🇭 Ghana103.8 per 100 girls2024
164e🇱🇷 Liberia103.8 per 100 girls2024
164e🇲🇬 Madagascar103.8 per 100 girls2024
164e🇳🇬 Nigeria103.8 per 100 girls2024
169e🇩🇯 Djibouti103.7 per 100 girls2024
169e🇬🇾 Guyana103.7 per 100 girls2024
169e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis103.7 per 100 girls2024
172e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands103.6 per 100 girls2024
172e🇸🇨 Seychelles103.6 per 100 girls2024
174e🇧🇧 Barbados103.5 per 100 girls2024
174e🇩🇲 Dominica103.5 per 100 girls2024
174e🇲🇺 Mauritius103.5 per 100 girls2024
174e🇳🇮 Nicaragua103.5 per 100 girls2024
178e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone103.4 per 100 girls2024
179e🇨🇻 Cape Verde103.3 per 100 girls2024
179e🇲🇱 Mali103.3 per 100 girls2024
179e🇲🇷 Mauritania103.3 per 100 girls2024
179e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines103.3 per 100 girls2024
183e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇧🇼 Botswana103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇨🇫 Central African Republic103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇰🇲 Comoros103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇪🇷 Eritrea103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇬🇲 Gambia103.2 per 100 girls2024
183e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea103.2 per 100 girls2024
190e🇭🇹 Haiti103.1 per 100 girls2024
190e🇱🇨 St. Lucia103.1 per 100 girls2024
190e🇸🇳 Senegal103.1 per 100 girls2024
190e🇹🇿 Tanzania103.1 per 100 girls2024
194e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire103 per 100 girls2024
194e🇨🇲 Cameroon103 per 100 girls2024
196e🇸🇿 Eswatini102.9 per 100 girls2024
196e🇺🇬 Uganda102.9 per 100 girls2024
198e🇦🇴 Angola102.8 per 100 girls2024
198e🇧🇸 Bahamas102.8 per 100 girls2024
198e🇱🇸 Lesotho102.8 per 100 girls2024
198e🇹🇬 Togo102.8 per 100 girls2024
202e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe102.7 per 100 girls2024
203e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville102.6 per 100 girls2024
203e🇷🇼 Rwanda102.6 per 100 girls2024
205e🇧🇮 Burundi102.5 per 100 girls2024
205e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe102.5 per 100 girls2024
207e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa102.3 per 100 girls2024
208e🇬🇦 Gabon102.1 per 100 girls2024
208e🇰🇪 Kenya102.1 per 100 girls2024
210e🇲🇿 Mozambique102 per 100 girls2024
211e🇲🇼 Malawi101.4 per 100 girls2024
212e🇳🇦 Namibia101.1 per 100 girls2024
212e🇿🇲 Zambia101.1 per 100 girls2024

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Boys per 100 girls at birth"?

The highest value is in Liechtenstein, at 116.3 per 100 girls (2024).

Which country has the lowest value for "Boys per 100 girls at birth"?

The lowest value is in Zambia, at 101.1 per 100 girls (2024).

What is the world median value of "Boys per 100 girls at birth"?

The world median is 105.1 per 100 girls, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Boys per 100 girls at birth" for France?

France scores 105 per 100 girls (2024), ranking 112 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Boys per 100 girls at birth" data come from?

It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What is the usual level?

In most populations, about five percent more boys than girls are born.

Does a high gap prove sex selection?

No, it can be one clue among others. Other causes exist, such as recording errors or small numbers.

Source and update

Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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