Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sri Lanka: Number of births

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
342,038 births
in 2023
Sri Lanka
324,102 births
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
67th
Sri Lanka rank
70th

Number of births over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 342,038 births against 324,102 births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 17,936 births.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 353,932 births 311,797 births 42,135 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 470,329 births 367,246 births 103,083 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 433,344 births 390,858 births 42,486 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 397,589 births 366,275 births 31,315 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 446,286 births 338,080 births 108,206 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 362,719 births 375,424 births 12,705 births Sri Lanka
2010s 341,484 births 350,191 births 8,706 births Sri Lanka
2020s 346,558 births 327,477 births 19,081 births Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sri Lanka?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 342,038 births against 324,102 births in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
17,936 births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of births?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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