Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Birth rate
Ecuador
15.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
110th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Birth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.03 births per 1,000 people against 14.11 births per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.92 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 110th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.53 births per 1,000 people | 36.39 births per 1,000 people | 8.14 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 42.85 births per 1,000 people | 34.08 births per 1,000 people | 8.77 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 38.52 births per 1,000 people | 29.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.39 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 32.61 births per 1,000 people | 23.62 births per 1,000 people | 8.99 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 28.12 births per 1,000 people | 19.35 births per 1,000 people | 8.77 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 23.72 births per 1,000 people | 18.67 births per 1,000 people | 5.05 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 2.92 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 15.68 births per 1,000 people | 14.38 births per 1,000 people | 1.3 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 15.03 births per 1,000 people against 14.11 births per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.92 births per 1,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for birth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 110th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.