Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Birth rate vs. death rate
Sri Lanka
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vietnam
13.83 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Vietnam rank
115th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.83 births per 1,000 people in Vietnam, a difference of 0.28 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.39 births per 1,000 people | 40.43 births per 1,000 people | 4.04 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 34.08 births per 1,000 people | 37.31 births per 1,000 people | 3.23 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 29.14 births per 1,000 people | 35.24 births per 1,000 people | 6.11 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 23.62 births per 1,000 people | 31.74 births per 1,000 people | 8.12 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 19.35 births per 1,000 people | 23.44 births per 1,000 people | 4.09 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 18.67 births per 1,000 people | 17.77 births per 1,000 people | 0.8923 births per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 17.3 births per 1,000 people | 1.09 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 14.38 births per 1,000 people | 14.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.133 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.83 births per 1,000 people in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.28 births per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. 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 year per 1,000 people in the population.