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The missing men

Among people over 65, how many men survive for every 100 women? Where the number is lowest, decades of higher male mortality have thinned the ranks. Ranked from fewest men.

Lowest
49.0men/100 women
Mozambique
Median
79.9men/100 women
across 212 countries
Highest
153men/100 women
Qatar
Lowest 12 of 212 · men/100 women
Mozambique49.0Russian Federation51.3Belarus51.4Latvia51.6Ukraine51.8Lithuania52.7Moldova54.2Georgia54.3Turkmenistan54.3Lesotho54.4Estonia55.3Kazakhstan57.5

212 countries · source: World Bank Open Data · years 2024 · open this measure in the console →

Men per 100 women among the population aged 65 and over.
#CountryRegionmen/100 womenYear
1 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0 2024
2 Russian Federation Europe & Central Asia 51.3 2024
3 Belarus Europe & Central Asia 51.4 2024
4 Latvia Europe & Central Asia 51.6 2024
5 Ukraine Europe & Central Asia 51.8 2024
6 Lithuania Europe & Central Asia 52.7 2024
7 Moldova Europe & Central Asia 54.2 2024
8 Georgia Europe & Central Asia 54.3 2024
9 Turkmenistan Europe & Central Asia 54.3 2024
10 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 54.4 2024
11 Estonia Europe & Central Asia 55.3 2024
12 Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia 57.5 2024
13 Armenia Europe & Central Asia 57.8 2024
14 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 59.1 2024
15 Curacao Latin America & Caribbean 60.1 2024
16 Nauru East Asia & Pacific 60.1 2024
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia 61.9 2024
18 Hungary Europe & Central Asia 62.5 2024
19 Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa 62.9 2024
20 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 63.0 2024
21 Tuvalu East Asia & Pacific 63.2 2024
22 Kiribati East Asia & Pacific 63.3 2024
23 Mongolia East Asia & Pacific 63.7 2024
24 Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 63.8 2024
25 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean 63.8 2024
26 Viet Nam East Asia & Pacific 64.1 2024
27 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 64.4 2024
28 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 64.6 2024
29 Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia 65.8 2024
30 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 65.9 2024
31 Romania Europe & Central Asia 65.9 2024
32 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 66.3 2024
33 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 66.5 2024
34 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 67.2 2024
35 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 67.6 2024
36 Poland Europe & Central Asia 67.8 2024
37 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 68.1 2024
38 Slovak Republic Europe & Central Asia 68.1 2024
39 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 68.4 2024
40 Montenegro Europe & Central Asia 68.4 2024
41 Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 69.0 2024
42 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America & Caribbean 69.1 2024
43 Croatia Europe & Central Asia 69.4 2024
44 Kyrgyz Republic Europe & Central Asia 69.8 2024
45 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 69.8 2024
46 Suriname Latin America & Caribbean 69.8 2024
47 Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia 70.5 2024
48 Serbia Europe & Central Asia 70.8 2024
49 Sri Lanka South Asia 70.8 2024
50 Nicaragua Latin America & Caribbean 71.0 2024
51 Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia 71.0 2024
52 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. East Asia & Pacific 71.1 2024
53 Philippines East Asia & Pacific 71.2 2024
54 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 72.8 2024
55 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 72.9 2024
56 Tonga East Asia & Pacific 72.9 2024
57 Aruba Latin America & Caribbean 73.0 2024
58 Bahamas, The Latin America & Caribbean 73.0 2024
59 Virgin Islands (U.S.) Latin America & Caribbean 73.1 2024
60 Guyana Latin America & Caribbean 73.2 2024
61 Argentina Latin America & Caribbean 73.4 2024
62 Czechia Europe & Central Asia 73.4 2024
63 Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 73.6 2024
64 Barbados Latin America & Caribbean 73.6 2024
65 Myanmar East Asia & Pacific 74.5 2024
66 Haiti Latin America & Caribbean 74.6 2024
67 Puerto Rico (US) Latin America & Caribbean 74.7 2024
68 Bermuda North America 74.8 2024
69 Fiji East Asia & Pacific 74.8 2024
70 Portugal Europe & Central Asia 74.8 2024
71 North Macedonia Europe & Central Asia 75.2 2024
72 Venezuela, RB Latin America & Caribbean 75.2 2024
73 St. Lucia Latin America & Caribbean 75.4 2024
74 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 75.7 2024
75 St. Martin (French part) Latin America & Caribbean 76.1 2024
76 Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 76.2 2024
77 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & Caribbean 76.2 2024
78 Greece Europe & Central Asia 76.4 2024
79 Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean 76.4 2024
80 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 76.5 2024
81 Kosovo Europe & Central Asia 76.5 2024
82 France Europe & Central Asia 76.6 2024
83 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 76.8 2024
84 Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean 77.1 2024
85 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 77.3 2024
86 Yemen, Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 77.4 2024
87 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 77.5 2024
88 Spain Europe & Central Asia 77.7 2024
89 Korea, Rep. East Asia & Pacific 77.9 2024
90 Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 78.2 2024
91 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean 78.4 2024
92 Austria Europe & Central Asia 78.5 2024
93 Japan East Asia & Pacific 78.5 2024
94 Slovenia Europe & Central Asia 78.5 2024
95 Turkiye Europe & Central Asia 78.7 2024
96 Italy Europe & Central Asia 78.9 2024
97 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 79.2 2024
98 Tajikistan Europe & Central Asia 79.2 2024
99 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 79.4 2024
100 Finland Europe & Central Asia 79.5 2024
101 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean 79.6 2024
102 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 79.6 2024
103 Germany Europe & Central Asia 79.7 2024
104 Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean 79.7 2024
105 St. Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean 79.8 2024
106 Cuba Latin America & Caribbean 79.9 2024
107 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 79.9 2024
108 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 80.0 2024
109 Honduras Latin America & Caribbean 80.0 2024
110 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 80.2 2024
111 Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean 80.5 2024
112 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean 80.7 2024
113 Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 80.8 2024
114 West Bank and Gaza Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 80.8 2024
115 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 80.9 2024
116 Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 80.9 2024
117 Somalia, Fed. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 80.9 2024
118 Belgium Europe & Central Asia 81.0 2024
119 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 81.1 2024
120 Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean 81.5 2024
121 Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean 81.6 2024
122 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 81.8 2024
123 China East Asia & Pacific 81.9 2024
124 Turks and Caicos Islands Latin America & Caribbean 82.0 2024
125 Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean 82.2 2024
126 Panama Latin America & Caribbean 82.4 2024
127 Grenada Latin America & Caribbean 82.7 2024
128 Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 82.8 2024
129 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 82.9 2024
130 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 83.0 2024
131 Switzerland Europe & Central Asia 83.1 2024
132 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 83.5 2024
133 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 83.6 2024
134 United Kingdom Europe & Central Asia 83.8 2024
135 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 84.0 2024
136 Channel Islands Europe & Central Asia 84.1 2024
137 Chile Latin America & Caribbean 84.1 2024
138 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 84.5 2024
139 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 84.6 2024
140 Lao PDR East Asia & Pacific 84.6 2024
141 United States North America 84.6 2024
142 Nepal South Asia 84.7 2024
143 Libya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 84.9 2024
144 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 85.1 2024
145 Luxembourg Europe & Central Asia 85.1 2024
146 Samoa East Asia & Pacific 85.1 2024
147 Guam East Asia & Pacific 85.4 2024
148 Singapore East Asia & Pacific 85.4 2024
149 Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean 85.5 2024
150 Cyprus Europe & Central Asia 85.7 2024
151 Denmark Europe & Central Asia 85.7 2024
152 Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 85.7 2024
153 Canada North America 86.0 2024
154 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 86.0 2024
155 Peru Latin America & Caribbean 86.0 2024
156 Timor-Leste East Asia & Pacific 86.0 2024
157 Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 86.1 2024
158 San Marino Europe & Central Asia 86.5 2024
159 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 86.9 2024
160 New Caledonia East Asia & Pacific 87.0 2024
161 Palau East Asia & Pacific 87.0 2024
162 Netherlands Europe & Central Asia 87.2 2024
163 Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa 87.2 2024
164 Australia East Asia & Pacific 87.4 2024
165 Liechtenstein Europe & Central Asia 87.5 2024
166 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 87.5 2024
167 American Samoa East Asia & Pacific 87.8 2024
168 Albania Europe & Central Asia 87.9 2024
169 Brunei Darussalam East Asia & Pacific 87.9 2024
170 Sweden Europe & Central Asia 88.2 2024
171 New Zealand East Asia & Pacific 88.3 2024
172 Hong Kong SAR, China East Asia & Pacific 88.5 2024
173 Ireland Europe & Central Asia 88.7 2024
174 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 89.0 2024
175 Isle of Man Europe & Central Asia 89.2 2024
176 Norway Europe & Central Asia 89.3 2024
177 Morocco Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 89.5 2024
178 Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 89.7 2024
179 Monaco Europe & Central Asia 90.4 2024
180 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 90.4 2024
181 Dominica Latin America & Caribbean 90.7 2024
182 India South Asia 90.7 2024
183 Macao SAR, China East Asia & Pacific 92.0 2024
184 Belize Latin America & Caribbean 92.4 2024
185 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean 92.4 2024
186 Malaysia East Asia & Pacific 92.5 2024
187 Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 93.2 2024
188 Oman Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 93.2 2024
189 Iceland Europe & Central Asia 94.0 2024
190 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 94.4 2024
191 Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 94.4 2024
192 Faroe Islands Europe & Central Asia 94.5 2024
193 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 94.8 2024
194 French Polynesia East Asia & Pacific 95.5 2024
195 Andorra Europe & Central Asia 95.6 2024
196 Bangladesh South Asia 95.8 2024
197 Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific 96.7 2024
198 Vanuatu East Asia & Pacific 96.9 2024
199 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Latin America & Caribbean 97.8 2024
200 Bhutan South Asia 98.3 2024
201 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 98.4 2024
202 Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific 98.4 2024
203 Northern Mariana Islands East Asia & Pacific 105 2024
204 Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 106 2024
205 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 106 2024
206 Maldives South Asia 110 2024
207 Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 111 2024
208 Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 114 2024
209 Greenland Europe & Central Asia 120 2024
210 Saudi Arabia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 123 2024
211 United Arab Emirates Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 126 2024
212 Qatar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 153 2024

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