Niue vs Sri Lanka: Share of births by age of mother
Niue
4.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.2%
in 2023
Niue rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
146th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Niue
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Niue, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.9% | 9.5% | 2.4% | Niue |
| 1960s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 2.6% | Niue |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 7.1% | 7.6% | Niue |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 7.7% | 5.9% | Niue |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 1.3% | Niue |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 1.8% | Niue |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Niue |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Niue or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Niue and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Niue ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.