Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Philippines
1.92 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Philippines rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.92 live births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.07 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.69 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.72 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.7242 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.97 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.0225 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.97 live births per woman against 1.92 live births per woman in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Philippines ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.