Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Philippines

1.92 live births per woman

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.97 live births per woman

in 2023

Philippines rank

120th

Sri Lanka rank

118th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Philippines
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.92 live births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.058 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.