Sex ratio
- Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males (in some cases calculated as number of males for each female)
- It is dependent on various factors like
- sex ratio at birth
- sex selective migration
- mortality rates of males and females
- In general the sex ratio is adverse to women with males more than females
- But females predominate in those above 65 years of age
Sex ratio in India – (2004-06) – 892 females per 1000 males