List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio

The sex ratio of Chinese administrative divisions is the ratio of males to females in the population of the particular area. It has been the subject of academic study because of a high imbalance in births since the 1990s and female infanticide further worsening the imbalanced sex ratios at birth.

Gender ratio for ages 1-4

The figures are from the intercensus survey of 2005, which was carried out in November 2005 on a representative 1% of the total population.^[1]

Rank	Name	Boys for Every 100 Girls
1	Jiangxi	143
2	Henan	142
3	Anhui	138
4	Hainan	134
5	Hunan	133
5	Guangdong	133
7	Hubei	129
8	Guizhou	127
9	Shaanxi	125
10	Jiangsu	123
11	Hebei	122
11	Guangxi	122
13	Gansu	120
14	Fujian	119
14	Chongqing	119
16	Tianjin	118
17	Sichuan	116
17	Shandong	116
19	Yunnan	115
20	Liaoning	114
21	Zhejiang	113
22	Beijing	112
22	Shanxi	112
22	Jilin	112
22	Ningxia	112
26	Heilongjiang	111
26	Qinghai	111
28	Shanghai	109
29	Inner Mongolia	107
30	Xinjiang	106
31	Tibet	104

References

↑ Wei Xing Zhu, Li Lu, Therese Hesketh (9 April 2009). "China's excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey". British Medical Journal. 338: b1211. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1211. PMC 2667570. PMID 19359290.

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[bmj-1] Wei Xing Zhu, Li Lu, Therese Hesketh (9 April 2009). "China's excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey". British Medical Journal. 338: b1211. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1211. PMC 2667570. PMID 19359290.

List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio

Gender ratio for ages 1-4

See also

References