There are dozens of countries that are in the middle of gender imbalances in which one sex outnumbers the other. While men dominate the population in several countries, there are quite a few where women outnumber men
According to worldatlas com, some of the factors responsible for an unequal amount of men and women in these nations are either a dark history or poor living conditions, Wars, poverty, substance abuse and others.
Below are five of the countries where the gender imbalance is obvious includes
1.Armenia – 54.97%
Armenia officially the Republic of Armenia,is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north. Lack of men in Armenia is largely due to the after-effects of the Armenian Genocide that took place during and after the First World War.
Belarus – 53.90%
Belarus is one of the poorest nations in Europe is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. poor economic conditions forced me to leave their country in search for greener pasture.
Ukraine – 53.71%
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast . According to world bank it has a population of 43.79 million. Many historians are in agreement that the Second World War was so devastating to the male Ukrainian population that it has still not recovered to its levels before 1941
Latvia – 53.68%
Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia. Its capital is Riga, According to world bank it has a population of 1.884m.
Heavy drinking and smoking are much more prevalent in Latvian men. These activities contribute to numerous health complications such as heart disease and various cancers. Life expectancy for Latvian men sits at around 68 while for women it is a whole 10 years more at 78. Suicide rates are also much higher among the male population
Georgia- 52.98%
Georgia is a tiny nation with a population of just 3.7 million. Of those, about 52.98% are women and the other 47.02% are men.
