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With reference to sex ratio, consider the following statements:

1. In India, sex ratio is in favour of the males, while the world average is in favour of females.

2. Majority countries with a higher proportion of the female population are located in West Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The number of women and men in a country is an important demographic characteristic. The ratio between the number of women and men in the population is called the Sex Ratio. In some countries it is calculated by using the formula:
Male Population/Female Population x 1000 or the number of males per thousand females.
In India, the sex ratio is worked out using the formula: Female Population/Male Population x 1000 or the number of females per thousand males.

On average, the world population reflects a sex ratio of 102 males per 100 females.
As per the latest figures (2018) according to the United Nations, the Sex ratio of the world in 2018 is 101.783. It means that the World has 101783 males for every 100000 females or 98248 females for every 100000 males. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
The highest sex ratio in the world has been recorded in Latvia where there are 85 males per 100 females. In contrast, in Qatar, there are 311 males per 100 females. The world pattern of sex ratio does not exhibit variations in the developed regions of the world. The sex ratio is favorable for females in 139 countries of the world and unfavorable for them in the remaining 72 countries listed by the United Nations.
In general, Asia has a low sex ratio. Countries like China, India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan have a lower sex ratio. According to the latest UN statistics, Eastern Europe has the highest ratio of the female population while Western Asia has the lowest. Among the top 20 countries having a greater proportion of females, 16 belongs to Europe and North America continent. Among the top 20 countries having a greater proportion of males, 14 belongs to Asia and 3 each from Africa and
Oceania continent. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
On the other extreme is a greater part of Europe (including Russia) where males are in minority. A deficit of males in the populations of many European countries is attributed to a better status of women, and an excessively male-dominated out-migration to different parts of the world in the past.