Yogyakarta and South Sulawesi Have More Female Residents
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The 2020 Population Census reveals that two provinces, Yogyakarta and South Sulawesi, have more female than male residents. Yogyakarta's sex ratio is 98, and South Sulawesi's is 99. This means there were 98 males in Yogyakarta and 99 males in South Sulawesi for every 100 females in 2020.
For context, Indonesia recorded 136.66 million male residents (50.58% of the total population) and 133.54 million female residents (49.42% of the total population). Indonesia's overall sex ratio was 102, meaning there were 102 males for every 100 females in 2020.
In addition to Yogyakarta and South Sulawesi, the 2020 Census identified eight other provinces with sex ratios below the national average. These provinces are East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sumatra, Aceh, Central Java, Bali, and West Sumatra.
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