Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Sri Lanka
1.95 births per woman
in 2024
Vietnam
1.9 births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Vietnam rank
109th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.95 births per woman against 1.9 births per woman in Vietnam, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 107th and Vietnam ranks 109th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 5.65 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 3.02 births per woman | 4.21 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2.35 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 0.4615 births per woman | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2.26 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.3091 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.1236 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.98 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.0556 births per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.95 births per woman against 1.9 births per woman in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th and Vietnam ranks 109th 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.