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 (males every 100 females) at birth Color Regions of China North China East China Southwestern China Northwestern China South Central China Northeast China
Name Region1990 2000 2010 2020 Beijing North China107.5 110.6 109.5 108.3 Tianjin North China110.1 112.5 113.7 108.7 Hebei North China112.5 113.4 114.9 108.8 Shanxi North China109.6 112.5 110.2 105.1 Inner Mongolia North China108.3 108.5 112.1 107.0 Liaoning Northeast China110.2 112.8 110.2 105.8 Jilin Northeast China108.7 111.2 111.2 107.4 Heilongjiang Northeast China107.3 109.7 112.4 106.2 Shanghai East China104.8 110.6 111.1 108.0 Jiangsu East China115.0 116.5 116.2 109.0 Zhejiang East China117.6 113.9 118.1 110.2 Anhui East China110.9 127.8 128.6 113.1 Fujian East China110.3 117.9 125.6 118.7 Jiangxi East China110.8 114.7 122.8 120.3 Shandong East China115.1 112.2 119.4 112.0 Henan South Central China116.2 118.5 117.8 108.4 Hubei South Central China109.6 128.2 124.1 114.3 Hunan South Central China110.2 126.2 123.2 114.2 Guangdong South Central China112.0 130.3 120.3 115.5 Guangxi South Central China116.9 125.5 122.7 114.5 Hainan South Central China114.9 135.6 125.3 122.4 Chongqing Southwestern China112.0 115.1 112.5 108.0 Sichuan Southwestern China 116.0 111.6 108.2 Guizhou Southwestern China101.2 107.0 122.1 113.2 Yunnan Southwestern China107.4 108.7 111.8 107.5 Tibet Southwestern China103.2 102.7 106.6 105.4 Shaanxi Northwestern China111.3 122.1 115.3 108.3 Gansu Northwestern China110.8 114.8 117.4 107.5 Qinghai Northwestern China104.4 110.4 112.4 106.8 Ningxia Northwestern China107.0 108.8 113.9 105.7 Xinjiang Northwestern China104.7 106.1 106.1 107.5111.4116.9117.9111.3105.9109.3115.0109.2110.4111.7108.1107.0
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.
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 2005 2010 2020 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 101.1 104 104.8 104.4Mainland China120.8124119.4110.9
Hong Kong Name 2001 2011 2021109.2108.2105.4 See also Female infanticide in China Abortion in China Missing women of China List of countries by sex ratio
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