Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Bhutan
0.7%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
129th
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.