The Inequality in Numbers

to data collected in 1967, there were nearly 7,100,000 more women than men. This means that even if every single man in America got married, 7,100,000 women would be left without husbands. We give below the data of several western countries to show the ratio of men to women.6 Country Male Female Austria 47.7% 52.93% Bunna 48.81 51.19 Gennany 48.02 51.89 France 48.99 51.01 Italy 48.89 51.01 Poland 48.61 51.30 Spain 48.94 51.06 Switzerland 48.67 51.33 Soviet Union 46.59 53.03 United States 48.58 51.42