Fertility rate: births per woman in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.97 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.97 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 live births per woman | 4.5 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.776 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 52.53 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.64 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 59.91 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Sri Lanka?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Sri Lanka was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.