Sri Lanka Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2020 was 15.431 births per 1000 people, a 1.88% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Angola 38.911
Republic of Congo 38.846
Nigeria 36.026
Zambia 34.909
Cameroon 33.352
Mauritania 31.856
Sudan 30.721
Sao Tome and Principe 30.154
Solomon Islands 30.127
Timor-Leste 27.921
Vanuatu 27.788
Ghana 27.704
Kenya 27.357
Pakistan 26.042
Papua New Guinea 25.884
Kiribati 25.797
Lesotho 24.881
Eswatini 24.181
Egypt 23.635
Bolivia 20.613
Mongolia 20.543
Cambodia 20.400
Honduras 20.318
Micronesia 19.966
Philippines 19.579
Djibouti 19.465
Nicaragua 18.746
Uzbekistan 18.577
Cabo Verde 17.606
Morocco 17.238
El Salvador 17.152
India 16.949
Indonesia 16.817
Myanmar 16.798
Bangladesh 16.744
Bhutan 15.774
Tunisia 15.377
Vietnam 15.141
Sri Lanka 14.544
Georgia 12.191
Moldova 9.363
Ukraine 8.618
Sri Lanka - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%