Sex ratio at birth
Boys born for every girl. Nature gives about 1.05; anything well above that measures sex-selective abortion. India's ratio has been coming down — one of the more important improvements that rarely makes the news.
Position from worst
1.07
Published by
World Bank / UN Population Division
Sex ratio at birth over time
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| Period | Sex ratio at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.07 |
| 2023 | 1.07 |
| 2022 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | 1.08 |
| 2020 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | 1.08 |
| 2018 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 1.09 |
| 2016 | 1.09 |
| 2015 | 1.09 |
| 2014 | 1.09 |
| 2013 | 1.09 |
| 2012 | 1.09 |
| 2011 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.09 |
| 2007 | 1.09 |
| 2006 | 1.09 |
| 2005 | 1.09 |
| 2004 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 1.09 |
| 2002 | 1.09 |
| 2001 | 1.09 |
| 2000 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.09 |
| 1997 | 1.09 |
| 1996 | 1.09 |
| 1995 | 1.09 |
| 1994 | 1.08 |
| 1993 | 1.08 |
| 1992 | 1.08 |
| 1991 | 1.07 |
| 1990 | 1.07 |
| 1989 | 1.07 |
| 1988 | 1.07 |
| 1987 | 1.07 |
| 1986 | 1.07 |
| 1985 | 1.07 |
| 1984 | 1.07 |
| 1983 | 1.07 |
| 1982 | 1.07 |
| 1981 | 1.07 |
| 1980 | 1.07 |
| 1979 | 1.07 |
| 1978 | 1.06 |
| 1977 | 1.06 |
| 1976 | 1.06 |
| 1975 | 1.06 |
| 1974 | 1.06 |
| 1973 | 1.06 |
| 1972 | 1.06 |
| 1971 | 1.06 |
| 1970 | 1.06 |
| 1969 | 1.05 |
| 1968 | 1.05 |
| 1967 | 1.05 |
| 1966 | 1.05 |
| 1965 | 1.05 |
| 1964 | 1.05 |
| 1963 | 1.05 |
| 1962 | 1.05 |
| 1961 | 1.05 |
| 1960 | 1.05 |
Compared with
Source
World Bank / UN Population Division — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.BRTH.MF