Greenland vs Sri Lanka: Birth rate
Greenland
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Birth rate over time
- Greenland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 14.11 births per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.4 births per 1,000 people | 36.39 births per 1,000 people | 8.01 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 40.76 births per 1,000 people | 34.08 births per 1,000 people | 6.68 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 29.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.83 births per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.72 births per 1,000 people | 23.62 births per 1,000 people | 2.89 births per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 20.08 births per 1,000 people | 19.35 births per 1,000 people | 0.7305 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 15.65 births per 1,000 people | 18.67 births per 1,000 people | 3.02 births per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.8 births per 1,000 people | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 1.41 births per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 14.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.0525 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Greenland or Sri Lanka?
- Greenland, at 14.11 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 Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 0 births per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Sri Lanka rank globally for birth rate?
- Greenland ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); 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 total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.