List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by sex ratio
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The sex ratio of the different administrative divisions of China has been the subject of academic study because of a high imbalance in births since the 1990s[citation needed] and female infanticide further worsening the imbalanced sex ratios at birth.
Gender ratio (males every 100 females) at birth
| Name | Region | 1990 | 2000[1] | 2010[2] | 2020[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | North China | 107.5 | 110.6 | 109.5 | 108.3 |
| Tianjin | North China | 110.1 | 112.5 | 113.7 | 108.7 |
| Hebei | North China | 112.5 | 113.4 | 114.9 | 108.8 |
| Shanxi | North China | 109.6 | 112.5 | 110.2 | 105.1 |
| Inner Mongolia | North China | 108.3 | 108.5 | 112.1 | 107.0 |
| Liaoning | Northeast China | 110.2 | 112.8 | 110.2 | 105.8 |
| Jilin | Northeast China | 108.7 | 111.2 | 111.2 | 107.4 |
| Heilongjiang | Northeast China | 107.3 | 109.7 | 112.4 | 106.2 |
| Shanghai | East China | 104.8 | 110.6 | 111.1 | 108.0 |
| Jiangsu | East China | 115.0 | 116.5 | 116.2 | 109.0 |
| Zhejiang | East China | 117.6 | 113.9 | 118.1 | 110.2 |
| Anhui | East China | 110.9 | 127.8 | 128.6 | 113.1 |
| Fujian | East China | 110.3 | 117.9 | 125.6 | 118.7 |
| Jiangxi | East China | 110.8 | 114.7 | 122.8 | 120.3 |
| Shandong | East China | 115.1 | 112.2 | 119.4 | 112.0 |
| Henan | South Central China | 116.2 | 118.5 | 117.8 | 108.4 |
| Hubei | South Central China | 109.6 | 128.2 | 124.1 | 114.3 |
| Hunan | South Central China | 110.2 | 126.2 | 123.2 | 114.2 |
| Guangdong | South Central China | 112.0 | 130.3 | 120.3 | 115.5 |
| Guangxi | South Central China | 116.9 | 125.5 | 122.7 | 114.5 |
| Hainan | South Central China | 114.9 | 135.6 | 125.3 | 122.4 |
| Chongqing | Southwestern China | 112.0 | 115.1 | 112.5 | 108.0 |
| Sichuan | Southwestern China | 116.0 | 111.6 | 108.2 | |
| Guizhou | Southwestern China | 101.2 | 107.0 | 122.1 | 113.2 |
| Yunnan | Southwestern China | 107.4 | 108.7 | 111.8 | 107.5 |
| Tibet | Southwestern China | 103.2 | 102.7 | 106.6 | 105.4 |
| Shaanxi | Northwestern China | 111.3 | 122.1 | 115.3 | 108.3 |
| Gansu | Northwestern China | 110.8 | 114.8 | 117.4 | 107.5 |
| Qinghai | Northwestern China | 104.4 | 110.4 | 112.4 | 106.8 |
| Ningxia | Northwestern China | 107.0 | 108.8 | 113.9 | 105.7 |
| Xinjiang | Northwestern China | 104.7 | 106.1 | 106.1 | 107.5 |
 Mainland China |
111.4 | 116.9 | 117.9 | 111.3 | |
 Hong Kong[4] |
105.9 | 109.3 | 115.0 | 109.2 | |
 Macau[5] |
110.4 | 111.7 | 108.1 | 107.0 | |
Gender ratio at ages 1-4
The figures are from the 2000 census, intercensus survey of 2005 (which was carried out in November 2005 on a representative 1% of the total population), 2010 census, and 2020 census.[6]
Figures for Hong Kong are from the 2001 census, 2011 census, and the 2021 census conducted separately by Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong.
Mainland China
| Name | Region | 2000 [7] | 2005 [6] | 2010 [8] | 2020 [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangxi | East China | 136.7 | 143 | 131.7 | 117.6 |
| Henan | South Central China | 136.4 | 142 | 126.6 | 108.7 |
| Anhui | East China | 129.9 | 138 | 126.3 | 112.6 |
| Hainan | South Central China | 135.7 | 134 | 125.0 | 118.6 |
| Hunan | South Central China | 123.8 | 133 | 120.6 | 113.1 |
| Guangdong | South Central China | 129.2 | 133 | 122.9 | 114.3 |
| Hubei | South Central China | 129.1 | 129 | 123.4 | 113.8 |
| Guizhou | Southwestern China | 115.4 | 127 | 124.3 | 113.4 |
| Shaanxi | Northwestern China | 126.6 | 125 | 117.1 | 108.1 |
| Jiangsu | East China | 124.2 | 123 | 121.4 | 109.6 |
| Hebei | North China | 116.2 | 122 | 116.9 | 109.0 |
| Guangxi | South Central China | 128.0 | 122 | 120.0 | 113.3 |
| Gansu | Northwestern China | 120.0 | 120 | 118.2 | 107.7 |
| Fujian | East China | 125.2 | 119 | 124.4 | 118.1 |
| Chongqing | Southwestern China | 117.0 | 119 | 112.6 | 108.0 |
| Tianjin | North China | 112.6 | 118 | 113.3 | 107.6 |
| Sichuan | Southwestern China | 115.1 | 116 | 110.9 | 107.7 |
| Shandong | East China | 114.9 | 116 | 123.3 | 112.5 |
| Yunnan | Southwestern China | 113.6 | 115 | 112.7 | 108.5 |
| Liaoning | Northeast China | 113.1 | 114 | 110.7 | 106.5 |
| Zhejiang | East China | 113.7 | 113 | 115.0 | 110.8 |
| Beijing | North China | 110.9 | 112 | 111.3 | 107.4 |
| Shanxi | North China | 110.4 | 112 | 110.5 | 105.2 |
| Jilin | Northeast China | 110.7 | 112 | 111.7 | 106.3 |
| Ningxia | Northwestern China | 109.0 | 112 | 112.8 | 107.2 |
| Heilongjiang | Northeast China | 108.6 | 111 | 110.6 | 106.8 |
| Qinghai | Northwestern China | 108.1 | 111 | 108.7 | 106.5 |
| Shanghai | East China | 110.2 | 109 | 114.6 | 108.4 |
| Inner Mongolia | North China | 109.7 | 107 | 110.2 | 107.2 |
| Xinjiang | Northwestern China | 105.6 | 106 | 105.5 | 106.3 |
| Tibet | Southwestern China | 101.1 | 104 | 104.8 | 104.4 |
| Mainland China | 120.8 | 124 | 119.4 | 110.9 | |