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noun Sociology.

the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females.

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Origin of sex ratio

First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use sex ratio in a sentence

This is the first time the sex ratio has tipped in favour of females.
India finally has more women than men|Manavi Kapur|November 26, 2021|Quartz
India’s decades-long efforts to improve the sex ratio may be finally bearing fruit.
India finally has more women than men|Manavi Kapur|November 26, 2021|Quartz
Such movements are revealed by trapping procedures that yield deviations from the expected 1:1 sex ratio.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae)|Robert G. Webb
Of course, such hiatuses are to be expected; even in man such enigmas as the disparate sex ratio still challenge the investigator.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch

I regard the summer sex ratio as a distorted one, brought about by the greater activity of the males in the breeding season.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
Judging from trends in the small samples available, sex ratio in hatchlings is approximately 1:1.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
Even the sex ratio of adult deer killed in wolf-free areas shows a preponderance of males (Erickson et al. 1961).
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota|L. David Mech