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
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
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.