Difference between Male and Female Hip Bone

Male Hip Bone (Pelvis)

Female Hip Bone (Pelvis)

It has thicker and heavier bone and is narrower and smaller in structure.

It has thinner, lighter, and denser bone and is broader and bigger in structure.

It is intended to sustain a large body with a strong muscular structure.

It facilitates childbirth and makes delivery easier.

Greater or true pelvis or hip bone is deep.

Greater or true pelvis or hip bone is shallow and wide.

In the male hip bone, the coccyx is immovable and extends inward.

The coccyx is straighter and more flexible in the female hip bone.

The acetabulum is bigger and poses laterally.

The acetabulum is relatively tiny and poses anteriorly.

The male pelvis contains more narrow and deep cavities than the female hip bone.

The female hip bone is less massive than the male hip bone.

The pubic arch is V-shaped and less than 90 degrees.

The pubic arch is broader and greater than 90 degrees.

The sciatic notch in males is narrower.

The sciatic notch in females is wider.

A male hip bone has a heart-shaped pelvic inlet.

A female hip bone has a slight oval-shaped pelvic inlet.

The ischial tuberosity is more laterally projecting, longer, and densely packed.

The ischial tuberosity is more medially projecting, shorter, and spread farther apart.

The iliac crest is more curved, and the ilium is more vertical.

The iliac crest is less curved, and the ilium is less vertical.

The sacrum is more curved, longer, and narrower.

The sacrum is less curved, broader, and shorter.

It has a narrower pelvic outlet.

It has a wider pelvic outlet.