Sri Lanka Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2024 is 14.391 births per 1000 people, a 1.05% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2023 was 14.544 births per 1000 people, a 1.99% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2022 was 14.840 births per 1000 people, a 1.95% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2021 was 15.135 births per 1000 people, a 1.92% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Angola 38.589
Republic of Congo 38.397
Nigeria 35.683
Zambia 34.612
Cameroon 32.979
Mauritania 31.504
Sudan 30.450
Sao Tome and Principe 29.992
Solomon Islands 29.799
Vanuatu 27.494
Timor-Leste 27.489
Ghana 27.381
Kenya 27.071
Papua New Guinea 25.636
Pakistan 25.578
Kiribati 25.346
Lesotho 24.495
Eswatini 23.917
Egypt 23.254
Bolivia 20.364
Mongolia 20.055
Cambodia 20.038
Honduras 19.984
Micronesia 19.769
Philippines 19.378
Djibouti 19.065
Nicaragua 18.413
Uzbekistan 18.138
Cabo Verde 17.230
Morocco 16.938
El Salvador 16.844
India 16.750
Myanmar 16.637
Indonesia 16.608
Bangladesh 16.405
Bhutan 15.400
Tunisia 14.980
Vietnam 14.877
Sri Lanka 14.391
Georgia 12.020
Moldova 9.191
Ukraine 8.540
Sri Lanka - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 14.391 -1.050%
2023 14.544 -1.990%
2022 14.840 -1.950%
2021 15.135 -1.920%
2020 15.431 -1.880%
2019 15.726 -1.850%
2018 16.022 -1.400%
2017 16.249 -1.370%
2016 16.475 -1.360%
2015 16.702 -1.340%
2014 16.928 -1.320%
2013 17.155 -1.400%
2012 17.399 -1.380%
2011 17.643 -1.360%
2010 17.887 -1.350%
2009 18.131 -1.330%
2008 18.375 -0.230%
2007 18.417 -0.230%
2006 18.459 -0.230%
2005 18.502 -0.230%
2004 18.544 -0.230%
2003 18.586 0.090%
2002 18.569 0.090%
2001 18.552 0.090%
2000 18.536 0.090%
1999 18.519 0.090%
1998 18.502 -1.360%
1997 18.758 -1.350%
1996 19.014 -1.330%
1995 19.271 -1.310%
1994 19.527 -1.290%
1993 19.783 -2.070%
1992 20.201 -2.020%
1991 20.618 -1.990%
1990 21.036 -1.940%
1989 21.453 -1.910%
1988 21.871 -3.490%
1987 22.661 -3.370%
1986 23.451 -3.250%
1985 24.240 -3.160%
1984 25.030 -3.060%
1983 25.820 -1.490%
1982 26.211 -1.470%
1981 26.602 -1.440%
1980 26.992 -1.430%
1979 27.383 -1.410%
1978 27.774 -0.750%
1977 27.985 -0.750%
1976 28.197 -0.740%
1975 28.408 -0.740%
1974 28.620 -0.730%
1973 28.831 -2.550%
1972 29.585 -2.490%
1971 30.339 -2.420%
1970 31.093 -2.370%
1969 31.847 -2.310%
1968 32.601 -1.550%
1967 33.114 -1.530%
1966 33.628 -1.500%
1965 34.141 -1.480%
1964 34.655 -1.460%
1963 35.168 -1.840%
1962 35.828 -1.810%
1961 36.488 -1.770%
1960 37.147 -1.750%
1959 37.807 -1.720%
1958 38.467 0.460%
1957 38.289 0.460%
1956 38.112 0.470%
1955 37.934 0.470%
1954 37.757 0.470%
1953 37.579 0.480%
1952 37.401 0.480%
1951 37.224 0.480%
1950 37.046 0.000%