Table 2.
Sex ratios (95% confidence intervals) by age group and province, and excess males
| Region and province (population in millions) | No | Age group | Excess males <10 years (%) | Excess males 10-20 years (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-9 years | 10-14 years | 15-19 years | ||||
| All | 4 764 512 | 119 (119 to 120) | 124 (123 to 124) | 119 (119 to 120) | 114 (114 to 115) | 108 (107 to 108) | 9.4 | 5.1 |
| North: | ||||||||
| Beijing (14) | 35 657 | 114 (102 to 127) | 112 (105 to 118) | 110 (106 to 115) | 104 (100 to 109) | 111 (108 to 115) | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Tianjin (10) | 29 170 | 114 ( 100 to 130) | 118 (111 to 126) | 115 (109 to 122) | 110 (106 to 115) | 99 (96 to 103) | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| Hebei (65) | 250 933 | 120 (116 to 125) | 122 (120 to 125) | 115 (113 to 117) | 111 (109 to 113) | 104 (102 to 105) | 8.4 | 3.2 |
| Shanxi (32) | 131 763 | 116 (110 to 123) | 112 (109 to 116) | 109 (107 to 111) | 109 (107 to 111) | 106 (104 to 108) | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| Inner Mongolia (23) | 76 693 | 114 (107 to 122) | 107 (103 to 111) | 109 (106 to 113) | 110 (107 to 113) | 107 (104 to 109) | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Northeast: | ||||||||
| Liaoning (42) | 118 018 | 113 (106 to 120) | 114 (111 to 117) | 111 (108 to 114) | 110 (108 to 113) | 106 (103 to 108) | 5.6 | 3.7 |
| Jilin (26) | 81 133 | 113 (105 to 121) | 112 (108 to 116) | 113 (110 to 117 | 110 (107 to 113) | 107 (104 to 109) | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| Heilongjiang (38) | 112 057 | 109 (103 to 116) | 111 (108 to 115) | 107 (104 to 110) | 108 (105 to 110) | 107 (105 to 109) | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| East: | ||||||||
| Shanghai (17) | 37 406 | 117 (106 to 128) | 109 (103 to 115) | 111 (105 to 116) | 108 (103 to 113) | 98 (95 to 101) | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Jiangsu (71) | 230 997 | 125 (120 to 131) | 123 (120 to 126) | 121 (119 to 124) | 118 (116 to 120) | 105 (103 to 106) | 10 | 5.0 |
| Zhejiang (43) | 150 125 | 114 (109 to 119) | 113 (111 to 116) | 113 (111 to 116) | 113 (111 to 116) | 108 (106 to 110) | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Anhui (61) | 256 350 | 131 (126 to 137) | 138 (135 to 141) | 124 (122 to 127) | 115 (114 to 117) | 107 (106 to 109) | 12.9 | 5.5 |
| Fujian (33) | 129 146 | 122 (116 to 129) | 119 (116 to 122) | 124 (121 to 127) | 118 (116 to 121) | 101 (99 to 103) | 9.8 | 4.2 |
| Jiangxi (41) | 186 198 | 129 (121 to 137) | 143 (140 to 146) | 130 (128 to 133) | 118 (116 to 120) | 114 (112 to 116) | 14.8 | 7.6 |
| Shandong (91) | 303 287 | 114 (110 to 118) | 116 (114 to 118) | 116 (114 to 118) | 115 (114 to 117) | 106 (105 to 108) | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| Central: | ||||||||
| Henan (95) | 386 594 | 122 (118 to 126) | 142 (140 to 144) | 131 (129 to 133) | 119 (118 to 121) | 110 (109 to 111) | 14.4 | 6.7 |
| Hubei (58) | 208 230 | 128 (122 to 135) | 129 (126 to 133) | 129 (126 to 132) | 120 (118 to 121) | 118 (117 to 120) | 12.6 | 8.7 |
| Hunan (64) | 232 938 | 122 (117 to 127) | 133 (130 to 136) | 122 (120 to 124) | 115 (113 to 117) | 112 (110 to 113) | 11.6 | 6.1 |
| Guangdong (70) | 384 845 | 119 (115 to 123) | 133 (131 to135) | 127 (126 to 129) | 115 (113 to 116) | 96 (95 to 97) | 12.3 | 2.2 |
| Guangxi (46) | 199 776 | 121 (116 to 126) | 122 (120 to 125) | 127 (125 to 130) | 122 (120 to 124) | 123 (121 to 125) | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| Hainan (7.5) | 36 427 | 123 (111 to 136) | 134 (127 to 141) | 135 (129 to141) | 120 (113 to 127) | 123 (118 to 128) | 6..2 | 9.3 |
| Southwest: | ||||||||
| Chongqing (31) | 100 070 | 112 (104 to 120) | 119 (115 to 123) | 117 (114 to 120) | 113 (110 to 115) | 114 (111 to 117) | 7.9 | 6.2 |
| Sichuan (84) | 311 530 | 115 (110 to 119) | 116 (114 to 118) | 114 (112 to 116) | 111 (110 to 113) | 108 (106 to 109) | 6.8 | 4.6 |
| Guizhou (37) | 178 547 | 128 (112 to 134) | 127 (124 to 130) | 115 (113 to 117) | 112 (110 to 114) | 119 (117 to 122) | 9.0 | 7.2 |
| Yunnan (41) | 189 774 | 113 (108 to 118) | 115 (113 to117) | 112 (110 to 114) | 112 (110 to 114) | 112 (110 to 114) | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Tibet (3) | 13 764 | 102 (88 to 120) | 104 (96 to113) | 105 (98 to 112) | 102 (95 to 108) | 105 (98 to 112) | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Northwest: | ||||||||
| Shaanxi (36) | 141 904 | 134 (126 to 143) | 125 (121 to 129) | 123 (120 to 126) | 117 (115 to 119) | 112 (110 to 114) | 10.9 | 6.6 |
| Gansu (25) | 112 399 | 116 (109 to 124) | 120 (117 to 124) | 116 (113 to 119) | 109 (107 to 111) | 106 (104 to 109) | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Qinghai (5) | 23 483 | 117 (103 to 133) | 111 (105 to 118) | 109 (104 to 115) | 104 (98 to 110) | 100 (95 to 106) | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Ningxia (5) | 27 373 | 107 (96 to 119) | 112 (106 to 119) | 108 (103 to 113) | 106 (101 to 110) | 104 (99 to 109) | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Xinjiang (17) | 87 919 | 105 (99 to 112) | 106 (102 to 109) | 104 (101 to 107) | 106 (103 to 108) | 107 (104 to 110) | 2.2 | 3 |