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Sex ratio at birth (boys per girl)

Number of boys born for each girl born according to the World Bank (UN data).

1.06Poland · 2024

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-10-08
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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-11-05, ID 2aee845de607Warehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1960–2024; observations: 65; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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65 rows for Poland

Time range:
1.051.061.061.071.071.081.08196019701980199020002010202020241.06
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Poland

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Poland

1.08→1.06

Total change
−1.3 %
Period
1960–2024

Poland: 1.08 (1960) → 1.06 (2024). Change of −1.3 % over 64 years. Peak value of 1.08 in 1962; lowest value of 1.05 in 1994.

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Sex ratio at birth (boys per girl) — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland1.06
2023Poland1.06
2022Poland1.06
2021Poland1.06
2020Poland1.06
2019Poland1.06
2018Poland1.06
2017Poland1.06
2016Poland1.06
2015Poland1.06
2014Poland1.06
2013Poland1.06
2012Poland1.06
2011Poland1.06
2010Poland1.07
2009Poland1.06
2008Poland1.06
2007Poland1.06
2006Poland1.06
2005Poland1.06
Source
World Bank Open Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Published by source
2026-10-08
Retrieved
2026-11-05
Indicator code in source
SP.POP.BRTH.MF
Unit of measure
boys per girl
Data version
v45

Cite

Longseries, “Sex ratio at birth (boys per girl)”. World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.BRTH.MF), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-11-05. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: 2aee845de607ae2c5f85ebc9b79470ba91a6f8d10a4128a7c75b96d2095abff2. https://longseries.com/en/d/sex-ratio-birth/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — China; lowest — Brazil

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearChina20241.11.1
India20241.071.1
Spain20241.071.1
Poland20241.061.1
Italy20241.061.1
Sweden20241.061.1
Germany20241.061.1
United Kingdom20241.061.1
Remaining locations (7)

    About this series

    Number of boys born for each girl born. World Bank (UN data), from 1960.

    Indicator definition

    Ratio of male to female births in a given year. Under natural conditions it is usually slightly above 1.

    How to read the data

    Larger deviations from about 1.05 are sometimes linked to sex-selective practices or to incomplete birth registration.

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