Table 3.
Sex ratios at birth by birth order for November 2004 to October 2005
| No | Total (n=161 109) | First order (n=101 399) | Second order (n=51 017) | Third order (n=6996) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 161 109 | 120 (119 to 121) | 108 (107 to 110) | 143 (141 to 146) | 157 (149 to 164) |
| City* | 36 882 | 115 (113 to 117) | 110 (107 to 113) | 138 (132 to 144) | 146 (127 to 168) |
| Town† | 27 254 | 120 (118 to 122) | 111 (108 to 115) | 137 (131 to 143) | 165 (143 to 190) |
| Rural‡ | 96 973 | 123 (121 to 124) | 107 (105 to 108) | 146 (143 to 149) | 157 (148 to 165) |
| Beijing | 1 207 | 118 (105 to 131) | 115 (102 to 128) | 123 (92 to 155) | 275 (85 to 1071) |
| Tianjin | 887 | 120 (104 to 136) | 110 (94 to 128) | 155 (119 to 192) | 101 (47 to 414) |
| Hebei | 10 774 | 119 (115 to 124) | 110 (105 to 116) | 134 (126 to 143) | 147 (118 to 185) |
| Shanxi | 4 641 | 117 (110 to 125) | 109 (101 to 117) | 128 (116 to 142) | 160 (119 to 209) |
| Inner Mongolia | 2 781 | 117 (108 to 117) | 113 (103 to 122) | 134 (113 to 156) | 94 (54 to 187) |
| Liaoning | 3 772 | 109 (103 to 115) | 104 (97 to 112) | 126 (111 to 143) | 123 (71 to 199) |
| Jilin | 2 639 | 109 (101 to 118) | 107 (97 to 117) | 112 (98 to 128) | 160 (87 to 278) |
| Heilongjiang | 3 659 | 110 (104 to 117) | 113 (105 to 122) | 101 (88 to 115) | 164 (107 to 295) |
| Shanghai | 1 427 | 120 (108 to 132) | 111 (99 to 123) | 176 (136 to 220) | 113 (34 to 292) |
| Jiangsu | 8 139 | 126 (121 to 131) | 111 (106 to 117) | 192 (174 to 211) | 188 (138 to 268) |
| Zhejiang | 6 048 | 113 (108 to 119) | 109 (102 to 115) | 122 (111 to 134) | 170 (117 to 241) |
| Anhui | 8 583 | 132 (127 to 138) | 107 (101 to 113) | 190 (176 to 205) | 227 (178 to 304) |
| Fujian | 4 551 | 126 (119 to 134) | 113 (105 to 121) | 168 (149 to 188) | 148 (100 to 234) |
| Jiangxi | 6 337 | 137 (131 to 144) | 108 (101 to 116) | 178 (164 to 194) | 206 (168 to 257) |
| Shandong | 12 951 | 113 (110 to 117) | 109 (105 to 114) | 120 (112 to 127) | 163 (127 to 206) |
| Henan | 10 992 | 126 (121 to 131) | 104 (99 to 110) | 166 (156 to 177) | 129 (108 to 154) |
| Hubei | 6 034 | 128 (122 to 135) | 113 (107 to 120) | 170 (154 to 185) | 184 (132 to 270) |
| Hunan | 7 910 | 128 (122 to 134) | 112 (106 to 118) | 155 (144 to 168) | 181 (146 to 226) |
| Guangdong | 11 164 | 120 (116 to 125) | 108 (103 to 113) | 146 (136 to 157) | 167 (141 to 201) |
| Guangxi | 7 505 | 120 (115 to 125) | 105 (99 to 111) | 137 (126 to 148) | 160 (137 to 190) |
| Hainan | 1 364 | 122 (110 to 135) | 111 (97 to 126) | 138 (117 t o 157) | 142 (98 to 212) |
| Chongqing | 2 448 | 111 (103 to 120) | 108 (97 to 120) | 115 (101 t o 130) | 127 (89 to 177) |
| Sichuan | 9 076 | 116 (112 to 121) | 106 (101 to 112) | 129 (120 to 139) | 141 (121 to 163) |
| Guizhou | 5 771 | 128 (121 to 135) | 102 (95 to 109) | 168 (152 to 185) | 208 (171 to 255) |
| Yunnan | 7 633 | 113 (108 to 118) | 106 (100 to 113) | 119 (110 to 187) | 137 (115 to 166) |
| Tibet | 509 | 105 (88 to 123) | 105 (81 to 129) | 101 (69 to 131) | 119 (75 to 185) |
| Shaanxi | 3 689 | 132 (124 to 141) | 117 (108 to 127) | 168 (149 to 194) | 185 (126 to 297) |
| Gansu | 3 215 | 116 (109 to 125) | 99 (91 to 109) | 147 (130 to 166) | 139 (107 to 188) |
| Qinghai | 812 | 117 (102 to 133) | 107 (90 to 125) | 124 (98 to 150) | 188 (108 to 368) |
| Ningxia | 1 078 | 111 (99 to 126) | 106 (90 to 122) | 128 (105 to 152) | 95 (64 to 139) |
| Xinjiang | 3 514 | 109 (102 to 117) | 102 (94 to 111) | 120 (105 to 136) | 127 (104 to 156) |
*Area with more than 100 000 non-agricultural population.
†Population of at least 20 000, where non-agricultural population exceeds 10%.
‡More than 90% agricultural workers.