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sex ratio

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ratio of males to females in any given population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別比 /性别比 (xìngbiébǐ) — Translations
  • Czech: poměr pohlaví — Translations
  • Dutch: geslachtsverhouding — Translations
  • Faroese: kynsbýti — Translations
  • French: sex-ratio — Translations
  • German: Geschlechterverteilung — Translations
  • German: Verhältnis Männer / Frauen — Translations
  • German: Geschlechterverhältnis — Translations
  • German: Geschlechtsverhältnis — Translations
  • German: Sexualproportion — Translations
  • Icelandic: kynjahlutfall — Translations
  • Indonesian: rasio jenis kelamin — Translations
  • Japanese: 性比 (seihi) — Translations
  • Korean: 성비 (seongbi) — Translations
  • Malay: nisbah jantina — Translations
  • Portuguese: razão sexual — Translations
  • Spanish: razón de sexo — Translations