Gender balance gives singles nothing to complain about

ANY man who complains there are not enough women to choose from should think again — and Irish women who complain that they outnumber men have only a very small cause for grievance.

Official figures show that Ireland has the most gender balanced population in the EU. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there were 101 women for every 100 men in this country last year.

In a Eurostat measure of 30 countries, only Iceland where there is one woman or girl for every male was more gender balanced.