Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Birth rate, crude
Ireland
10 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
157th
Sri Lanka rank
155th
Birth rate, crude over time
- Ireland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.1 per 1,000 people against 10 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.62 per 1,000 people | 34.08 per 1,000 people | 12.46 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 21.69 per 1,000 people | 29.14 per 1,000 people | 7.45 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 18.19 per 1,000 people | 23.62 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 14.23 per 1,000 people | 19.35 per 1,000 people | 5.12 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.51 per 1,000 people | 18.67 per 1,000 people | 3.16 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.21 per 1,000 people | 16.17 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.72 per 1,000 people | 12.08 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Ireland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.1 per 1,000 people against 10 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Sri Lanka rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Ireland ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 155th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.