Q: This task is about writing a correct answer for the reading comprehension task. Based on the information provided in a given passage, you should identify the shortest continuous text span from the passage that serves as an answer to the given question. Avoid answers that are incorrect or provides incomplete justification for the question.
Passage: There are 119,500 males within the city and 117,400 females. The 2024 age range is the most populous, with an estimated 32,300 people falling in this age range. Next largest is the 2529 range with 24,700 people and then 3034 years with 17,800. By population, Southampton is the largest monocentric city in the South East England region and the second largest on the South Coast after Plymouth. Question: Are there more males or females in Southampton?
A:
males