Faroe Islands vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate, total
Faroe Islands
1.91 births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 births per woman
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.95 births per woman against 1.91 births per woman in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.98 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.9846 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.4 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 0.6281 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.5 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 0.1458 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 2.5 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.2367 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.3769 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.1177 births per woman | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Faroe Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.95 births per woman against 1.91 births per woman in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Faroe Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Faroe Islands ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.