List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio

The gender ratio of Chinese administrative divisions is the sex ratio of males to females in the population of the particular area, and is a subject of academic study because of a high imbalance in births since the 1990s.[1]

Gender ratio for 1-4 ages

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

Figures are from a 2009 study published in the British Medical Journal.[2]

See also

References

  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. line feed character in |authors= at position 15 (help)
  2. ↑ http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.b1211/T2.expansion.html Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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