India vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate: births per woman
India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
India rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 0.4806 live births per woman | India |
| 1960s | 5.88 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 0.92 live births per woman | India |
| 1970s | 5.24 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 4.47 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 3.7 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.7384 live births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.2348 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.0175 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- India ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.