Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate: births per woman
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
Fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman, 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 fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman?
- Philippines ranks 120th 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.