Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Birth rate, crude

Mauritius
10.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritius rank
153rd
Sri Lanka rank
155th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 10.3 per 1,000 people against 10.1 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 155th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 35.95 per 1,000 people 34.08 per 1,000 people 1.87 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1970s 26.09 per 1,000 people 29.14 per 1,000 people 3.05 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka
1980s 21.42 per 1,000 people 23.62 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka
1990s 19.1 per 1,000 people 19.35 per 1,000 people 0.2492 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka
2000s 15.05 per 1,000 people 18.67 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka
2010s 10.84 per 1,000 people 16.17 per 1,000 people 5.33 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka
2020s 10.26 per 1,000 people 12.08 per 1,000 people 1.82 per 1,000 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?
Mauritius, at 10.3 per 1,000 people against 10.1 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Sri Lanka rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Mauritius ranks 153rd 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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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.