India vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate, total
India
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 births per woman
in 2024
India rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Fertility rate, total over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 1.96 births per woman against 1.95 births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.88 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 0.92 births per woman | India |
| 1970s | 5.24 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 4.47 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 3.7 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 3 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.7384 births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.34 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.2348 births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.016 births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 1.96 births per woman against 1.95 births per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- India ranks 105th 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.