The table compares the number of women per 100 men across six different areas (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America as well as Oceania) between 1995 and 2005.
Taken as a whole, while the figure for females per 100 males in Africa and Europe rose slightly, a different trend was observed in Asia, North America, Central America, Oceania, which showed drops over a decade. Furthermore, Asia consistently recorded the highest ratios, whereas Europe had the lowest figure compared with other areas.
Starting with decreases first, the population ratio of women in Asia illustrated a marginal drop from 105.3 in 1995 to 104.9 in 2005. Before falling to 96.9 in 2005 in North America, the figure for women stood at 100.1 in 1995. Moreover, the ratio in both Central America and Oceania fell relatively from 100 and 103.9 in 1995 to 97.5 and 99.8 in 2005, accordingly.
By contrast, considerable rises was observed in remaining areas of the world, with Africa representing a slight growth from 97.8 in 1995 to 99.2 in 2005 and Europe experiencing a rise of 3.4 from 1995 to 2005.