Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate, total
Nepal
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 births per woman
in 2024
Nepal rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nepal 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, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.01 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | Nepal |
| 1970s | 5.74 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.45 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.24 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.9766 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.3 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.196 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.0222 births per woman | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Nepal, 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 Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Nepal ranks 106th 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.