Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth

Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2023
Turkey
0.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Turkey rank
130th

Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 2.2% 2.7% 0.5% Turkey
1960s 2.5% 2.8% 0.3% Turkey
1970s 2.2% 2.5% 0.4% Turkey
1980s 1.7% 2.2% 0.5% Turkey
1990s 1.2% 1.8% 0.5% Turkey
2000s 1.2% 1.3% 0.2% Turkey
2010s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Turkey
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 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, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Turkey ranks 130th 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

Indicator
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Unit
%
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

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.