Males per Hundred Females. 1959
Demographic data culled from Soviet census information showed that women far outnumbered men, particularly in the wartime generation.
| Ages | Males per Hundred Females (1959) |
| 0-4 | 104.3 |
| 5-9 | 103.2 |
| 10-14 | 103.1 |
| 15-19 | 101.1 |
| 20-24 | 97.8 |
| 25-29 | 96.2 |
| 30-34 | 82.9 |
| 35-39 | 64.1 |
| 40-44 | 62.4 |
| 45-49 | 62.3 |
| 50-54 | 62.3 |
| 55-59 | 50.2 |
| 60-64 | 54.0 |
| 65-69 | 53.2 |
| 70 and older | 46.8 |
Source: Warren W. Eason, “Demography,” in Ellen Mickiewicz, ed., Handbooks of Soviet Social Science Data (New York: Dial Press, 1973), p. 53.