Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Vietnam
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Vietnam rank
121st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 118th and Vietnam ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 0.2274 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 4.96 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 3.02 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.4615 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2.26 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.3091 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.1236 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.0553 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, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.97 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th and Vietnam ranks 121st 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.