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Number of men per 100 women

What this indicator measures

Ratio between the number of men and the number of women in the population. Calculated value: (100 − share of women) ÷ share of women × 100, from the World Bank series (United Nations).

How to read this?

A value of 95 means there are 95 men for every 100 women; above 100, men are more numerous.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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213countries with data
245.9 per 100 womenmaximum · Qatar
98.6 per 100 womenmedian
81.8 per 100 womenminimum · Hong Kong SAR China
2025data year(s)

In brief

The "Number of men per 100 women" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Hong Kong SAR China (81.8 per 100 women). Highest value: Qatar (245.9 per 100 women). Median: 98.6 per 100 women (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 105 per 100 women, while the bottom 10% stay below 90.9 per 100 women. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (101.9 per 100 women) and lowest in Europe (96.6 per 100 women).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Oceania 101.9 per 100 women (19)
  • Asia 99.9 per 100 women (48)
  • Africa 99.2 per 100 women (51)
  • South America 98.7 per 100 women (12)
  • North America 97.5 per 100 women (34)
  • Europe 96.6 per 100 women (46)

Why this indicator matters

This ratio makes the balance between men and women easy to read: above 100, men are more numerous; below, women are.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on the gap in life expectancy, the sex ratio at birth, labor migration, and conflicts or mortality by sex.

Reading precautions

Value calculated from the share of women (UN via World Bank). Extreme values mostly concern small countries with a large foreign workforce.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇶🇦 Qatar245.9 per 100 women2025
2e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates176 per 100 women2025
3e🇴🇲 Oman166 per 100 women2025
4e🇧🇭 Bahrain163.4 per 100 women2025
5e🇲🇻 Maldives161.1 per 100 women2025
6e🇰🇼 Kuwait156.9 per 100 women2025
7e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia152.7 per 100 women2025
8e🇸🇨 Seychelles122.5 per 100 women2025
9e🇵🇼 Palau116.5 per 100 women2025
10e🇧🇹 Bhutan114.6 per 100 women2025
11e🇧🇳 Brunei113 per 100 women2025
12e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands112.3 per 100 women2025
13e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea111.4 per 100 women2025
14e🇬🇱 Greenland110.6 per 100 women2025
15e🇲🇾 Malaysia109.7 per 100 women2025
16e🇲🇹 Malta108 per 100 women2025
17e🇸🇬 Singapore106.8 per 100 women2025
18e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands106.7 per 100 women2025
19e🇮🇳 India106.4 per 100 women2025
20e🇯🇴 Jordan106.2 per 100 women2025
21e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea105.7 per 100 women2025
22e🇮🇸 Iceland105.1 per 100 women2025
23e🇹🇻 Tuvalu104.9 per 100 women2025
24e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands104.7 per 100 women2025
25e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands104.6 per 100 women2025
26e🇦🇩 Andorra104.5 per 100 women2025
27e🇩🇿 Algeria104 per 100 women2025
28e🇨🇳 China103.7 per 100 women2025
29e🇳🇷 Nauru103.6 per 100 women2025
30e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines103.5 per 100 women2025
31e🇨🇻 Cape Verde103.5 per 100 women2025
32e🇱🇾 Libya103.4 per 100 women2025
33e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire103.4 per 100 women2025
34e🇮🇷 Iran103.2 per 100 women2025
35e🇸🇳 Senegal103.2 per 100 women2025
36e🇳🇪 Niger103.1 per 100 women2025
37e🇬🇦 Gabon102.9 per 100 women2025
38e🇵🇰 Pakistan102.7 per 100 women2025
39e🇾🇪 Yemen102.7 per 100 women2025
40e🇬🇺 Guam102.5 per 100 women2025
41e🇳🇬 Nigeria102.4 per 100 women2025
42e🇵🇫 French Polynesia102.2 per 100 women2025
43e🇦🇫 Afghanistan102 per 100 women2025
44e🇪🇬 Egypt102 per 100 women2025
45e🇻🇺 Vanuatu101.9 per 100 women2025
46e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan101.8 per 100 women2025
47e🇲🇱 Mali101.8 per 100 women2025
48e🇧🇿 Belize101.8 per 100 women2025
49e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste101.7 per 100 women2025
50e🇦🇸 American Samoa101.7 per 100 women2025
51e🇲🇦 Morocco101.6 per 100 women2025
52e🇳🇴 Norway101.6 per 100 women2025
53e🇸🇪 Sweden101.5 per 100 women2025
54e🇼🇸 Samoa101.5 per 100 women2025
55e🇨🇾 Cyprus101.5 per 100 women2025
56e🇱🇺 Luxembourg101.4 per 100 women2025
57e🇭🇳 Honduras101.4 per 100 women2025
58e🇸🇮 Slovenia101.2 per 100 women2025
59e🇰🇲 Comoros101.1 per 100 women2025
60e🇺🇸 United States101 per 100 women2025
61e🇱🇦 Laos101 per 100 women2025
62e🇮🇩 Indonesia100.9 per 100 women2025
63e🇮🇶 Iraq100.9 per 100 women2025
64e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands100.7 per 100 women2025
65e🇲🇬 Madagascar100.6 per 100 women2025
66e🇧🇯 Benin100.6 per 100 women2025
67e🇹🇩 Chad100.6 per 100 women2025
68e🇵🇾 Paraguay100.5 per 100 women2025
69e🇪🇹 Ethiopia100.4 per 100 women2025
70e🇬🇩 Grenada100.4 per 100 women2025
71e🇧🇴 Bolivia100.4 per 100 women2025
72e🇸🇴 Somalia100.4 per 100 women2025
73e🇸🇾 Syria100.2 per 100 women2025
74e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands100.1 per 100 women2025
75e🇵🇦 Panama100 per 100 women2025
76e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville100 per 100 women2025
77e🇩🇲 Dominica99.7 per 100 women2025
78e🇸🇷 Suriname99.7 per 100 women2025
79e🇬🇭 Ghana99.7 per 100 women2025
80e🇱🇷 Liberia99.7 per 100 women2025
81e🇹🇷 Türkiye99.6 per 100 women2025
82e🇰🇷 South Korea99.5 per 100 women2025
83e🇵🇭 Philippines99.5 per 100 women2025
84e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone99.5 per 100 women2025
85e🇲🇺 Mauritius99.5 per 100 women2025
86e🇪🇨 Ecuador99.4 per 100 women2025
87e🇨🇲 Cameroon99.3 per 100 women2025
88e🇲🇳 Mongolia99.3 per 100 women2025
89e🇧🇼 Botswana99.3 per 100 women2025
90e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso99.3 per 100 women2025
91e🇮🇱 Israel99.2 per 100 women2025
92e🇬🇲 Gambia99.2 per 100 women2025
93e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)99 per 100 women2025
94e🇵🇪 Peru98.9 per 100 women2025
95e🇩🇰 Denmark98.8 per 100 women2025
96e🇰🇪 Kenya98.8 per 100 women2025
97e🇳🇿 New Zealand98.8 per 100 women2025
98e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic98.8 per 100 women2025
99e🇨🇱 Chile98.8 per 100 women2025
100e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein98.8 per 100 women2025
101e🇨🇭 Switzerland98.8 per 100 women2025
102e🇳🇱 Netherlands98.8 per 100 women2025
103e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe98.7 per 100 women2025
104e🇧🇮 Burundi98.7 per 100 women2025
105e🇫🇲 Micronesia98.7 per 100 women2025
106e🇨🇦 Canada98.6 per 100 women2025
107e🇦🇷 Argentina98.6 per 100 women2025
108e🇫🇯 Fiji98.5 per 100 women2025
109e🇦🇺 Australia98.5 per 100 women2025
110e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa98.5 per 100 women2025
111e🇺🇬 Uganda98.5 per 100 women2025
112e🇬🇹 Guatemala98.4 per 100 women2025
113e🇹🇿 Tanzania98.3 per 100 women2025
114e🇸🇩 Sudan98.3 per 100 women2025
115e🇩🇯 Djibouti98.2 per 100 women2025
116e🇬🇳 Guinea98.1 per 100 women2025
117e🇰🇵 North Korea98 per 100 women2025
118e🇿🇲 Zambia98 per 100 women2025
119e🇮🇪 Ireland98 per 100 women2025
120e🇦🇴 Angola98 per 100 women2025
121e🇮🇲 Isle of Man98 per 100 women2025
122e🇭🇹 Haiti97.8 per 100 women2025
123e🇫🇮 Finland97.8 per 100 women2025
124e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau97.8 per 100 women2025
125e🇯🇲 Jamaica97.8 per 100 women2025
126e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan97.7 per 100 women2025
127e🇦🇱 Albania97.7 per 100 women2025
128e🇹🇳 Tunisia97.7 per 100 women2025
129e🇨🇷 Costa Rica97.6 per 100 women2025
130e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago97.6 per 100 women2025
131e🇻🇪 Venezuela97.6 per 100 women2025
132e🇪🇷 Eritrea97.6 per 100 women2025
133e🇩🇪 Germany97.6 per 100 women2025
134e🇨🇴 Colombia97.4 per 100 women2025
135e🇳🇨 New Caledonia97.4 per 100 women2025
136e🇧🇪 Belgium97.4 per 100 women2025
137e🇱🇨 St. Lucia97.3 per 100 women2025
138e🇨🇿 Czechia97.3 per 100 women2025
139e🇨🇺 Cuba97.3 per 100 women2025
140e🇬🇧 United Kingdom97.1 per 100 women2025
141e🇦🇹 Austria97 per 100 women2025
142e🇳🇮 Nicaragua96.9 per 100 women2025
143e🇽🇰 Kosovo96.8 per 100 women2025
144e🇧🇷 Brazil96.8 per 100 women2025
145e🇸🇲 San Marino96.8 per 100 women2025
146e🇹🇯 Tajikistan96.7 per 100 women2025
147e🇧🇩 Bangladesh96.7 per 100 women2025
148e🇸🇿 Eswatini96.5 per 100 women2025
149e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan96.5 per 100 women2025
150e🇪🇸 Spain96.4 per 100 women2025
151e🇲🇷 Mauritania96.4 per 100 women2025
152e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan96.2 per 100 women2025
153e🇰🇭 Cambodia96.2 per 100 women2025
154e🇻🇳 Vietnam96 per 100 women2025
155e🇹🇬 Togo95.9 per 100 women2025
156e🇮🇹 Italy95.7 per 100 women2025
157e🇲🇨 Monaco95.7 per 100 women2025
158e🇧🇲 Bermuda95.6 per 100 women2025
159e🇳🇦 Namibia95.4 per 100 women2025
160e🇷🇼 Rwanda95.4 per 100 women2025
161e🇸🇰 Slovakia95.4 per 100 women2025
162e🇲🇼 Malawi95.4 per 100 women2025
163e🇯🇵 Japan95.2 per 100 women2025
164e🇱🇸 Lesotho95.1 per 100 women2025
165e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan95 per 100 women2025
166e🇬🇾 Guyana94.8 per 100 women2025
167e🇲🇰 North Macedonia94.8 per 100 women2025
168e🇿🇦 South Africa94.8 per 100 women2025
169e🇱🇧 Lebanon94.8 per 100 women2025
170e🇹🇭 Thailand94.7 per 100 women2025
171e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten94.5 per 100 women2025
172e🇰🇮 Kiribati94.5 per 100 women2025
173e🇲🇿 Mozambique94.4 per 100 women2025
174e🇺🇾 Uruguay94.2 per 100 women2025
175e🇲🇽 Mexico94.1 per 100 women2025
176e🇫🇷 France94.1 per 100 women2025
177e🇬🇷 Greece94 per 100 women2025
178e🇷🇴 Romania93.9 per 100 women2025
179e🇵🇱 Poland93.9 per 100 women2025
180e🇧🇬 Bulgaria93.7 per 100 women2025
181e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka93.7 per 100 women2025
182e🇭🇷 Croatia93.3 per 100 women2025
183e🇲🇪 Montenegro92.9 per 100 women2025
184e🇨🇫 Central African Republic92.6 per 100 women2025
185e🇭🇺 Hungary92.5 per 100 women2025
186e🇧🇧 Barbados92.1 per 100 women2025
187e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis91.6 per 100 women2025
188e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe91.3 per 100 women2025
189e🇧🇸 Bahamas91.2 per 100 women2025
190e🇳🇵 Nepal91.2 per 100 women2025
191e🇨🇼 Curaçao91 per 100 women2025
192e🇵🇹 Portugal90.9 per 100 women2025
193e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina90.9 per 100 women2025
194e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda90.9 per 100 women2025
195e🇪🇪 Estonia90.8 per 100 women2025
196e🇸🇻 El Salvador90.5 per 100 women2025
197e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands90.2 per 100 women2025
198e🇷🇸 Serbia90.1 per 100 women2025
199e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands89.9 per 100 women2025
200e🇦🇼 Aruba89.5 per 100 women2025
201e🇹🇴 Tonga89.5 per 100 women2025
202e🇱🇹 Lithuania89.5 per 100 women2025
203e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico88.8 per 100 women2025
204e🇬🇪 Georgia87.4 per 100 women2025
205e🇧🇾 Belarus87.2 per 100 women2025
206e🇺🇦 Ukraine87 per 100 women2025
207e🇦🇲 Armenia86.6 per 100 women2025
208e🇱🇻 Latvia86.6 per 100 women2025
209e🇷🇺 Russia86.5 per 100 women2025
210e🇲🇫 St. Martin86.2 per 100 women2025
211e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China85.3 per 100 women2025
212e🇲🇩 Moldova85.1 per 100 women2025
213e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China81.8 per 100 women2025

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Number of men per 100 women"?

The highest value is in Qatar, at 245.9 per 100 women (2025).

Which country has the lowest value for "Number of men per 100 women"?

The lowest value is in Hong Kong SAR China, at 81.8 per 100 women (2025).

What is the world median value of "Number of men per 100 women"?

The world median is 98.6 per 100 women, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Number of men per 100 women" for France?

France scores 94.1 per 100 women (2025), ranking 176 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Number of men per 100 women" 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.

How do I read this ratio?

A value of 100 means as many men as women. Above, there are more men; below, more women.

Is this value measured directly?

No, it is calculated from the share of women in the population, using a formula given in the description.

Source and update

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

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