Which countries have more women than men?

There are more men than women in the world. Estimates made by the United Nations in 2015 detailed that there are 101.8 men for every 100 women, with the number of men rising gradually each year since 1960. Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Estonia are among the countries with the largest female populations.

The same countries also lead world statistics in the life-expectancy gap between men and women. In Belarus, men have a life expectancy of 65.3 years, while it's 77 years for women. Only war-torn Syria has a bigger life-expectancy gap between men and women. Women in Ukraine make up 53.70% of the population. Life expectancy for either gender there is 64 years. In Latvia, there were 84.8 males for every 100 females. The proportion of females was 54.10% of the total population.

The female population in Lithuania, in 2015, was 54.00% of the total population. During that same year, the female population in Curacao was 53.90% and women in Ukraine take up 53.70% of the population.

There are some countries wherein women are higher in number as compared to men. Latvia has a lot more women as compared to men. It will not be surprising to see that there are so many women in Curacao too. There are more women in Ukraine as compared to men probably because of women’s life expectancy.

However, there are some countries that have more men than women probably because of the country’s overall preference.

For example, in China, people are encouraged to abort their daughters or to leave them on the side of the street after giving birth. They do not think that women are worth the effort.