Forget ratios. Here is where the extra women actually are.

Women minus men, ages 20–39, in each city's own census. 408 of 895 cities carry a female surplus — 3.97 million women in total.

Horizontal bar chart of the 28 cities with the largest surplus of women aged 20 to 39, led by London at 123,657

Bars are coloured by that city's ratio on the site's 94/100/112 scale. A big surplus with a moderate ratio simply means a big city.

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What the chart says

  1. A ratio is a rate; nobody feels a rate. London's 91.9 sounds unremarkable until it is stated as 123,657 more women than men in the 20–39 band alone.
  2. Size beats skew. The largest surpluses are big cities with moderate ratios, not small cities with extreme ones. The most female-skewed city on the site is nowhere near the top ten.

All 408

The chart shows 28. Here is every city carrying a surplus, largest first.

#CityCountrySurplus women 20–39Men per 100 womenWomen 20–39Men 20–39
1LondonUnited Kingdom123,65791.91,520,6971,397,040
2EntebbeUganda121,70182.4693,420571,719
3SeoulSouth Korea85,38693.91,393,7221,308,336
4HanoiVietnam80,57094.31,407,8171,327,247
5São PauloBrazil77,62695.71,818,4361,740,810
6Rio de JaneiroBrazil63,22793.3948,788885,561
7BarishalBangladesh62,38082.0345,651283,271
8NairobiKenya60,80594.11,024,319963,514
9KampalaUganda59,66785.9422,079362,412
10SalvadorBrazil55,28386.0396,066340,783
11BakuAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
12GanjaAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
13SumgayitAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
14MingachevirAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
15LankaranAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
16ShakiAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
17Nakhchivan CityAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
18QubaAzerbaijan48,96597.11,667,2451,618,280
19Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam48,43698.22,646,5632,598,127
20CaliColombia47,77287.3374,904327,132
21MoscowRussia46,30197.61,963,1921,916,891
22HarareZimbabwe45,75688.6401,117355,361
23YangonMyanmar44,17092.0549,292505,122
24AlmatyKazakhstan43,94787.9363,620319,673
25LusakaZambia43,72690.1441,691397,965
26BishkekKyrgyzstan43,52480.8226,303182,779
27ParisFrance41,04789.0373,425332,378
28FortalezaBrazil35,82291.3413,110377,288
29TehranIran34,85298.62,577,1892,542,337
30Phnom PenhCambodia34,71593.6539,745505,030
31Boca ChicaDominican Republic34,44293.2507,147472,705
32ToubaSenegal33,78788.3287,758253,971
33DiourbelSenegal33,78788.3287,758253,971
34Saint PetersburgRussia33,68395.9828,940795,257
35KrasnodarRussia31,51096.2839,308807,798
36SochiRussia31,51096.2839,308807,798
37MalindiKenya31,17685.8218,801187,625
38BulawayoZimbabwe31,05678.9147,187116,131
39TegucigalpaHonduras30,95787.4245,895214,938
40JouniehLebanon29,12291.0325,107295,985
41ByblosLebanon29,12291.0325,107295,985
42DakarSenegal28,55195.7658,620630,069
43RufisqueSenegal28,55195.7658,620630,069
44RajshahiBangladesh28,19494.5511,475483,281
45NovosibirskRussia27,20693.3405,622378,416
46ChennaiIndia26,70397.0878,356851,653
47WarsawPoland26,14790.0262,638236,491
48AruaUganda24,48279.7120,82396,341
49UlaanbaatarMongolia24,33390.7260,784236,451
50San Pedro SulaHonduras24,11585.1162,089137,974
51PhiladelphiaUnited States of America23,45191.3269,750246,299
52TbilisiGeorgia23,08987.6186,676163,587
53BangkokThailand22,25596.3608,859586,604
54KhulnaBangladesh21,82994.1372,872351,043
55AstanaKazakhstan20,97291.3241,293220,321
56FukuokaJapan20,81090.2211,965191,155
57KisumuKenya20,69789.2191,802171,105
58New York CityUnited States of America20,67493.1300,185279,511
59NakuruKenya20,41894.3357,223336,805
60MawlamyineMyanmar20,17988.0168,346148,167
61Diani BeachKenya19,63684.3124,694105,058
62PokharaNepal19,52281.0102,77683,254
63RecifeBrazil19,02791.8233,079214,052
64GuayaquilEcuador18,99695.6428,703409,707
65BogotaColombia18,18598.71,388,9031,370,718
66KochiIndia17,87596.4497,017479,142
67CaracasVenezuela17,51094.9340,378322,868
68CasablancaMorocco17,33196.9557,871540,540
69WashingtonUnited States of America16,78587.8137,587120,802
70MbaleUganda16,64982.997,40080,751
71Santo DomingoDominican Republic16,47590.6175,152158,677
72QuitoEcuador16,38294.6302,405286,023
73ChangshaChina16,21794.8312,152295,935
74MinskBelarus15,93095.1325,301309,371
75YerevanArmenia15,87090.0158,716142,846
76SapporoJapan15,73592.8219,506203,771
77PeshawarPakistan15,64697.8707,629691,983
78OsakaJapan15,38195.6351,773336,392
79MadridSpain15,15798.3900,035884,878
80BharatpurNepal15,13978.971,69056,551
81ManaguaNicaragua15,07691.8183,792168,716
82MarrakechMorocco14,88793.3221,823206,936
83EnuguNigeria14,64091.4169,304154,664
84SidonLebanon14,38684.391,57177,185
85TyreLebanon14,38684.391,57177,185
86BucharestRomania13,92694.8265,430251,504
87El AltoBolivia13,06492.3169,358156,294
88ChitungwizaZimbabwe13,03587.2101,77188,736
89FezMorocco12,53993.6197,424184,885
90MansouraEgypt12,36398.8998,903986,540
91CórdobaArgentina12,27695.2253,256240,980
92BirminghamUnited Kingdom12,10293.2176,700164,598
93GqeberhaSouth Africa11,52594.2199,026187,501
94TiranaAlbania11,50688.095,66184,155
95RosarioArgentina11,26394.7213,228201,965
96MeknesMorocco11,05091.8135,490124,440
97LyonFrance10,72896.1276,838266,110
98CopenhagenDenmark10,58094.0175,042164,462
99BelgradeSerbia10,49795.2218,554208,057
100BeirutLebanon10,41682.258,38247,966
101LiraUganda10,40687.381,62271,216
102ShymkentKazakhstan10,04994.4180,815170,766
103MarseilleFrance9,77496.2260,259250,485
104MombasaKenya9,53196.2251,611242,080
105HelsinkiFinland8,87192.5117,754108,883
106IrkutskRussia8,79697.3327,373318,577
107Nay Pyi TawMyanmar8,79393.0125,268116,475
108Cape TownSouth Africa8,78899.0895,744886,956
109Santo DomingoEcuador8,77086.464,63355,863
110AmsterdamNetherlands8,70496.6253,165244,461
111JakartaIndonesia8,60297.8392,230383,628
112New OrleansUnited States of America8,56285.760,04051,478
113DetroitUnited States of America8,54296.4240,233231,691
114MontpellierFrance8,50994.6156,939148,430
115TripoliLebanon8,49191.296,61788,126
116ChisinauMoldova8,36792.2107,26698,899
117ButwalNepal8,31579.740,97232,657
118KaolackSenegal8,22195.5183,154174,933
119KitweZambia8,18493.2120,908112,724
120CochabambaBolivia8,13893.1118,680110,542
121NdolaZambia7,99692.9113,064105,068
122MedanIndonesia7,98798.1427,261419,274
123LeedsUnited Kingdom7,95293.8127,987120,035
124CologneGermany7,90495.1159,887151,983
125ChicagoUnited States of America7,87399.0766,594758,721
126MasakaUganda7,84586.357,31449,469
127KrakówPoland7,73593.8124,823117,088
128NashvilleUnited States of America7,61794.2130,337122,720
129GweruZimbabwe7,41583.143,97336,558
130MbararaUganda7,41490.276,02168,607
131EdinburghUnited Kingdom7,37792.091,91884,541
132MutareZimbabwe7,30583.644,53837,233
133Guatemala CityGuatemala7,26996.6211,686204,417
134East LondonSouth Africa7,22095.6163,018155,798
135CholomaHonduras7,07988.159,60652,527
136JinjaUganda7,07691.684,55477,478
137RabatMorocco6,80492.793,33786,533
138BostonUnited States of America6,76595.7157,454150,689
139ComayaguaHonduras6,69381.335,85029,157
140Addis AbabaEthiopia6,58289.764,12757,545
141BirendranagarNepal6,57178.831,00324,432
142San SalvadorEl Salvador6,40887.953,01046,602
143KyotoJapan6,35296.1163,661157,309
144La CeibaHonduras6,32885.543,52937,201
145VientianeLaos6,13696.8194,401188,265
146TamaleGhana6,09491.067,60761,513
147NiceFrance6,08595.2127,974121,889
148Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia5,99097.9292,143286,153
149HyderabadIndia5,95799.2721,178715,221
150Santiago de los CaballerosDominican Republic5,94496.5170,145164,201
151SiguatepequeHonduras5,81974.322,67516,856
152CartagenaColombia5,71496.8179,876174,162
153MasvingoZimbabwe5,52279.827,33321,811
154Taipei CityTaiwan5,50297.9263,076257,574
155UtrechtNetherlands5,24597.4198,978193,733
156BordeauxFrance5,23997.6221,657216,418
157ValenciaVenezuela5,17296.4143,928138,756
158QuetzaltenangoGuatemala5,14887.842,34337,195
159DuesseldorfGermany5,09394.694,46189,368
160PereiraColombia5,08793.476,73271,645
161WrocławPoland4,94695.1101,27596,329
162BloemfonteinSouth Africa4,93096.6144,590139,660
163OsloNorway4,86296.3132,977128,115
164ZhengzhouChina4,80697.1166,514161,708
165LivingstoneZambia4,78285.933,80229,020
166GuluUganda4,66691.856,62051,954
167BiratnagarNepal4,66089.443,90639,246
168PhuketThailand4,65584.429,90025,245
169Santa AnaEl Salvador4,65589.745,01640,361
170BaalbekLebanon4,61587.837,68433,069
171TangaTanzania4,60591.352,64448,039
172CuencaEcuador4,54692.862,77158,225
173LilleFrance4,53298.7338,526333,994
174PattayaThailand4,53188.037,75533,224
175OruroBolivia4,51791.754,62850,111
176KathmanduNepal4,44297.4170,476166,034
177KumasiGhana4,43894.682,13477,696
178KabweZambia4,40691.954,43250,026
179AtlantaUnited States of America4,40397.5173,645169,242
180ThessalonikiGreece4,39496.4123,006118,612
181KampotCambodia4,31395.7101,45797,144
182BrusselsBelgium4,26097.9207,039202,779
183GdańskPoland4,23894.070,08865,850
184PoznańPoland4,17894.778,44274,264
185MaracaiboVenezuela4,17898.3246,731242,553
186Ciudad GuayanaVenezuela4,17196.6124,098119,927
187TorontoCanada4,16099.1447,180443,020
188AgadirMorocco4,10996.0103,52699,417
189LojaEcuador3,98489.537,85833,874
190Cluj-NapocaRomania3,86590.841,81237,947
191La PlataArgentina3,85996.9124,808120,949
192DuranEcuador3,82292.249,22545,403
193Hat YaiThailand3,81993.558,97855,159
194BarranquillaColombia3,80698.2215,231211,425
195San Miguel de TucumánArgentina3,79196.095,80792,016
196San MiguelEl Salvador3,60091.140,36236,762
197Mar del PlataArgentina3,59196.295,03791,446
198LalitpurNepal3,58993.555,36351,774
199BarquisimetoVenezuela3,54397.9166,691163,148
200ZagrebCroatia3,52396.599,53496,011
201PotosíBolivia3,47791.339,89436,417
202Puerto CortésHonduras3,46786.325,30221,835
203LeónNicaragua3,42391.239,07035,647
204ChipataZambia3,41793.753,92150,504
205CorkIreland3,36696.697,56994,203
206KasamaZambia3,36193.551,67248,311
207SaltaArgentina3,35796.7102,85799,500
208MantaEcuador3,33892.444,10040,762
209SucreBolivia3,29694.054,52951,233
210RigaLatvia3,24795.572,86469,617
211LiverpoolUnited Kingdom3,23096.080,54577,315
212MeridaVenezuela3,20592.140,40837,203
213GyumriArmenia3,18391.235,98532,802
214RiobambaEcuador3,17290.533,46930,297
215ManchesterUnited Kingdom3,16097.0103,842100,682
216MachalaEcuador3,12793.649,22846,101
217KobeJapan3,11684.219,68516,569
218KandySri Lanka3,08387.725,04921,966
219HoGhana3,07390.632,76829,695
220La PazBolivia3,05697.6128,053124,997
221BrestBelarus2,96798.2169,352166,385
222GomelBelarus2,91298.4181,164178,252
223MontevideoUruguay2,87198.6205,140202,269
224KwekweZimbabwe2,83688.624,93422,098
225ArushaTanzania2,82797.3104,060101,233
226PortoviejoEcuador2,81793.241,45638,639
227StrasbourgFrance2,81698.1150,413147,597
228Novi SadSerbia2,80294.853,86451,062
229HiroshimaJapan2,75797.8126,628123,871
230LimerickIreland2,69996.067,77265,073
231DublinIreland2,69498.8228,563225,869
232Saint-LouisSenegal2,66598.5173,758171,093
233Nuwara EliyaSri Lanka2,65991.832,61629,957
234SendaiJapan2,63998.0130,088127,449
235DalianChina2,62093.943,26240,642
236MeridaMexico2,59798.6179,258176,661
237VanadzorArmenia2,58191.731,18928,608
238SylhetBangladesh2,56999.6709,141706,572
239CardiffUnited Kingdom2,47095.960,80258,332
240MufuliraZambia2,46592.633,52931,064
241Bocas TownPanama2,43289.623,43721,005
242GondarEthiopia2,42496.061,20258,778
243EstelíNicaragua2,40690.024,17021,764
244Frankfurt am MainGermany2,37798.0121,657119,280
245KadomaZimbabwe2,26690.323,31121,045
246Cape CoastGhana2,26393.133,03130,768
247GlasgowUnited Kingdom2,22298.0109,445107,223
248TemucoChile2,22095.448,11645,896
249LimaPeru2,21594.943,03240,817
250Angeles CityPhilippines2,17297.483,63181,459
251ChingolaZambia2,16795.750,95848,791
252Victoria FallsZimbabwe2,11577.99,5787,463
253MaracayVenezuela2,11497.069,51467,400
254MaturinVenezuela2,11197.895,87593,764
255FlorianópolisBrazil2,06697.894,00691,940
256BelfastUnited Kingdom2,05996.254,37752,318
257TokyoJapan2,03599.81,329,2741,327,239
258LuqueParaguay2,03295.949,97247,940
259UppsalaSweden2,02195.342,63740,616
260MatagalpaNicaragua1,95193.530,18328,232
261LuanshyaZambia1,94894.535,31033,362
262ŁódźPoland1,92397.473,92772,004
263TampaUnited States of America1,88399.1219,867217,984
264VancouverCanada1,88098.4119,435117,555
265WellingtonNew Zealand1,84295.137,26335,421
266MalmöSweden1,83596.960,05358,218
267TarijaBolivia1,77895.741,80440,026
268BrasovRomania1,77494.431,69429,920
269BatticaloaSri Lanka1,75987.914,52712,768
270TimisoaraRomania1,71895.235,66433,946
271ChinandegaNicaragua1,70293.124,61822,916
272MasisArmenia1,69195.840,62338,932
273Siem ReapCambodia1,67299.1180,191178,519
274AsunciónParaguay1,66997.876,18474,515
275GalleSri Lanka1,63689.014,89113,255
276Santa MartaColombia1,62598.394,63093,005
277ConstantaRomania1,58995.232,99631,407
278AdamaEthiopia1,57795.837,92236,345
279AbovyanArmenia1,57395.938,52436,951
280BaltiMoldova1,57287.712,76011,188
281MasayaNicaragua1,55195.333,07431,523
282GenèveSwitzerland1,53097.973,70872,178
283PunggolSingapore1,53083.99,5007,970
284OttawaCanada1,52098.9142,425140,905
285Sekondi-TakoradiGhana1,50996.442,06940,560
286OradeaRomania1,50494.326,17424,670
287RoatánHonduras1,44386.510,7019,258
288CalgaryCanada1,44099.3192,465191,025
289ColonPanama1,42396.743,49942,076
290Sharm El SheikhEgypt1,39591.616,67715,282
291Hua HinThailand1,39492.017,46416,070
292Buenos AiresArgentina1,31896.739,63138,313
293SibiuRomania1,27393.218,64817,375
294MalagaSpain1,25999.4208,703207,444
295MarbellaSpain1,25999.4208,703207,444
296Panama CityPanama1,25499.4225,908224,654
297CuscoPeru1,24587.610,0148,769
298ToowoombaAustralia1,23294.421,82920,597
299MandalayMyanmar1,20399.6342,528341,325
300PortlandUnited States of America1,19499.1131,015129,821
301TrujilloHonduras1,06791.212,12111,054
302Khon KaenThailand1,06098.052,05650,996
303SurabayaIndonesia1,03999.8535,867534,828
304DunedinNew Zealand1,03294.619,15518,123
305La RomanaDominican Republic1,02797.643,49542,468
306TrincomaleeSri Lanka1,02693.515,89214,866
307EncarnaciónParaguay97995.923,87422,895
308PristinaKosovo96897.335,35534,387
309YogyakartaIndonesia95898.880,79879,840
310VictoriaCanada95594.116,12515,170
311AnuradhapuraSri Lanka95491.711,51110,557
312StockholmSweden92699.4155,359154,433
313VagharshapatArmenia87897.942,18241,304
314DessieEthiopia87497.840,25939,385
315HurghadaEgypt84398.662,06661,223
316KarakolKyrgyzstan83292.811,62410,792
317BluefieldsNicaragua83092.210,6509,820
318CobánGuatemala81098.142,40841,598
319CoimbraPortugal80095.116,16415,364
320Sunshine CoastAustralia78890.48,1697,381
321Chiang RaiThailand78097.530,98130,201
322JaffnaSri Lanka77890.78,3257,547
323IjevanArmenia76195.617,23716,476
324KurunegalaSri Lanka72593.911,94011,215
325WuhanChina72099.5147,280146,560
326BattambangCambodia71799.6165,135164,418
327CairnsAustralia70795.214,85014,143
328TelaHonduras70196.118,09517,394
329SemarangIndonesia69699.8328,094327,398
330Koh SamuiThailand69592.28,8838,188
331KoforiduaGhana68897.123,34322,655
332MusanzeRwanda65089.66,2435,593
333MelbourneAustralia63498.646,62045,986
334RivasNicaragua62293.810,0979,475
335KrabiThailand59996.517,26216,663
336ArequipaPeru59493.28,7208,126
337BristolUnited Kingdom59199.387,05586,464
338BarcelonaVenezuela58799.274,78074,193
339BragaPortugal58097.624,50023,920
340LundSweden57197.522,72622,155
341NegomboSri Lanka57097.522,42221,852
342SantoriniGreece55595.011,14210,587
343TokmokKyrgyzstan53995.010,88010,341
344CascaisPortugal52797.722,43321,906
345GranadaNicaragua51897.722,64822,130
346BarilocheArgentina51098.025,85825,348
347DumaguetePhilippines50697.823,32722,821
348Antigua GuatemalaGuatemala50695.411,11710,611
349Kyzyl-KyyaKyrgyzstan49794.18,4837,986
350LimonCosta Rica49695.110,0399,543
351KazanRussia48699.9562,511562,025
352IasiRomania47099.049,32548,855
353TalasKyrgyzstan46391.35,3424,879
354PortoPortugal45798.428,66428,207
355KapanArmenia44897.719,62919,181
356ZadarCroatia43295.08,6798,247
357Fort PortalUganda43199.255,19754,766
358EssaouiraMorocco39499.463,97263,578
359EghegnadzorArmenia39294.77,3937,001
360TrinidadBolivia38298.322,06921,687
361BaselSwitzerland37698.729,11228,736
362PerthAustralia36698.321,60321,237
363AshtarakArmenia35498.219,38319,029
364Pedro Juan CaballeroParaguay34798.320,79220,445
365CorfuGreece34596.29,0958,750
366TaunggyiMyanmar33199.8209,487209,156
367San Pedro de MacorísDominican Republic32799.348,63748,310
368TampinesSingapore32094.45,6905,370
369ComratMoldova30797.311,56811,261
370Bahir DarEthiopia30699.345,21244,906
371BatkenKyrgyzstan30092.94,2523,952
372BalykchyKyrgyzstan29495.97,2486,954
373SplitCroatia29298.519,31719,025
374JimmaEthiopia26999.131,03430,765
375PucónChile24395.04,8294,586
376HuyeRwanda22794.74,3094,082
377RotoruaNew Zealand21697.79,5889,372
378Antiguo CuscatlánEl Salvador20996.76,3656,156
379TurkuFinland20399.537,40737,204
380CobijaBolivia19998.09,8579,658
381TemaGhana19699.434,54234,346
382KragujevacSerbia19099.120,47220,282
383OlomoucCzechia18999.018,88518,696
384RijekaCroatia17498.511,85611,682
385HamburgGermany17399.9276,438276,265
386HuehuetenangoGuatemala14799.426,68226,535
387DurrësAlbania14299.319,41819,276
388HobartAustralia13498.69,4499,315
389Ponta DelgadaPortugal11898.79,1819,063
390FunchalPortugal11699.011,41111,295
391Santa TeclaEl Salvador11399.521,24521,132
392CanberraAustralia11299.213,41713,305
393VillarricaParaguay11199.112,42712,316
394RovaniemiFinland10698.99,3509,244
395FaroPortugal9798.87,9917,894
396HalifaxCanada9099.965,48565,395
397PortimãoPortugal8698.76,8146,728
398DubrovnikCroatia8598.35,0194,934
399HeraklionGreece7999.832,89332,814
400DarwinAustralia7698.75,7885,712
401BirgunjNepal6599.944,97044,905
402AyutthayaThailand6299.718,38618,324
403KepCambodia5599.37,7917,736
404JelgavaLatvia5299.26,2306,178
405PanajachelGuatemala4998.53,2573,208
406TaurangaNew Zealand4599.819,53919,494
407BrisbaneAustralia2199.921,90921,888
408HamiltonNew Zealand2199.928,62028,599

Surplus is women minus men in the 20–39 band, from that city's own census arrays. Cities with more men than women are excluded from this table by definition.

Where this is wrong

Sources

Age by sex: national statistics offices per market — methodology.

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