List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio explained

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 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		143
2		142
3		138
4		134
5		133
5		133
7		129
8		127
9		125
10		123
11		122
11		122
13		120
14		119
14		119
16		118
17		116
17		116
19		115
20		114
21		113
22		112
22		112
22		112
22		112
26		111
26		111
28		109
29		107
30		106
31		104

See also

• Female infanticide in China
• Abortion in China
• Missing women of China
• List of countries by sex ratio

Notes and References

1. 10.1136/bmj.b1211. 9 April 2009. Wei Xing Zhu . Li Lun. Therese Hesketh. 338. British Medical Journal. b1211. 19359290. 2667570.