Polygamy and Islam
The Inequality in Numbers
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For reasons of this nature, women continue to
outnumber men. This difference persists in even the
most developed societies, e.g. in America. According
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.
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Country
Male
Female
Austria
47.7%
52.93%
Burma
48.81
51.19
Germany
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
