List of Chinese administrative divisions by sex ratio

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

See also

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

References

1. Wei Xing Zhu; Li Lun; 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.