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The Gender Ratio of Saudi Arabia (2020 - 2028, males per 100 females)

The Gender ratio of Saudi Arabia attained a value of 135.32 males per 100 females in 2023
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 0.71% between 2020 to 2023, and is expected to decline by...
GlobalData projects the figure to decline at a CAGR of ...

The Gender Ratio of Saudi Arabia (2020 - 2028, males per 100 females)

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Gender Ratio in Saudi Arabia

The gender ratio in Saudi Arabia attained a value of 137 males to 100 females in 2021. The ratio recorded a year-on-year increase of 0.01% in 2021. Between 2018-2021, the gender ratio in Saudi Arabia increased by 1.1%. The number of males per 100 females in the country was highest in the year 2021 and lowest in the year 2018.

Gender Ratio

The ratio of males to females in a population is known as the gender ratio. We can better understand a population by considering gender distribution. The gender ratio is deemed negative when there are fewer women than men in the population. Female infanticide, the killing of girls as babies, female foeticide, the killing of girls while they are still in the womb, and domestic violence against women because of gender discrimination are some of the practices that contributed to the unfavorable gender ratio. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India have low gender ratios.

This ratio is not constant; rather, it depends on a variety of social, technological, cultural, and economic factors. In turn, these elements influence society, demography, the economy, and the environment.

Gender Ratio: Global Scenario

The top ten countries in the world by gender ratio as of 2021 are Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Maldives, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Equatorial Guinea, Bhutan, and The Northern Mariana Islands, according to GlobalData. The countries with the lowest gender ratios worldwide in 2021 are Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Curacao. Globally, there were 101 males for every 100 females in 2021.

In 2021, there were 3.97 billion men in the world or 50.4% of the total population. There were 3.9 billion women on the planet, accounting for 49.58% of all people. On the planet, there were 65.51 million more men than women in 2021.

Factors that Affect Gender Ratio:

Life expectancy and death rates differ between men and women. Women typically live longer than men do. Assuming all other factors are equal, it can be predicted that women will make up slightly more than half of the population
The gender ratios are not biologically balanced. Men are born more frequently than women in every nation. As a result, if all other factors remain constant, it can be predicted that men will make up slightly more than half of the population
Population gender distribution may be impacted by migration. If certain countries import a sizable amount of male-dominated labor, it can be assumed that men will make up most of the labor force, all other things being equal