This metric is used to understand the balance between the male and female population in a given area or group.
Sex ratio, in a population, is defined as the number of
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2017 · Topic: World: Population & Urbanization (International Trends in Fertility, Mortality, and Life Expectancy)
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Answer: A. females for every thousand males
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