Sri Lanka Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2025 is 14.238 births per 1000 people, a 1.06% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2024 was 14.391 births per 1000 people, a 1.05% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2023 was 14.544 births per 1000 people, a 1.99% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Sri Lanka in 2022 was 14.840 births per 1000 people, a 1.95% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Angola 38.267
Republic of Congo 37.949
Nigeria 35.341
Zambia 34.315
Cameroon 32.605
Mauritania 31.151
Sudan 30.178
Sao Tome and Principe 29.830
Solomon Islands 29.470
Vanuatu 27.200
Ghana 27.058
Timor-Leste 27.058
Kenya 26.786
Papua New Guinea 25.388
Pakistan 25.114
Kiribati 24.895
Lesotho 24.109
Eswatini 23.653
Egypt 22.873
Bolivia 20.114
Cambodia 19.675
Honduras 19.651
Micronesia 19.573
Mongolia 19.567
Philippines 19.177
Djibouti 18.666
Nicaragua 18.080
Uzbekistan 17.700
Cabo Verde 16.853
Morocco 16.638
India 16.551
El Salvador 16.537
Myanmar 16.476
Indonesia 16.399
Bangladesh 16.066
Bhutan 15.026
Vietnam 14.613
Tunisia 14.583
Sri Lanka 14.238
Georgia 11.849
Moldova 9.019
Ukraine 8.462
Sri Lanka - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 14.238 -1.060%
2024 14.391 -1.050%
2023 14.544 -1.990%
2022 14.840 -1.950%
2021 15.135 -1.920%
2020 15.431 -1.880%
2019 15.726 -1.850%
2018 16.022 -1.400%
2017 16.249 -1.370%
2016 16.475 -1.360%
2015 16.702 -1.340%
2014 16.928 -1.320%
2013 17.155 -1.400%
2012 17.399 -1.380%
2011 17.643 -1.360%
2010 17.887 -1.350%
2009 18.131 -1.330%
2008 18.375 -0.230%
2007 18.417 -0.230%
2006 18.459 -0.230%
2005 18.502 -0.230%
2004 18.544 -0.230%
2003 18.586 0.090%
2002 18.569 0.090%
2001 18.552 0.090%
2000 18.536 0.090%
1999 18.519 0.090%
1998 18.502 -1.360%
1997 18.758 -1.350%
1996 19.014 -1.330%
1995 19.271 -1.310%
1994 19.527 -1.290%
1993 19.783 -2.070%
1992 20.201 -2.020%
1991 20.618 -1.990%
1990 21.036 -1.940%
1989 21.453 -1.910%
1988 21.871 -3.490%
1987 22.661 -3.370%
1986 23.451 -3.250%
1985 24.240 -3.160%
1984 25.030 -3.060%
1983 25.820 -1.490%
1982 26.211 -1.470%
1981 26.602 -1.440%
1980 26.992 -1.430%
1979 27.383 -1.410%
1978 27.774 -0.750%
1977 27.985 -0.750%
1976 28.197 -0.740%
1975 28.408 -0.740%
1974 28.620 -0.730%
1973 28.831 -2.550%
1972 29.585 -2.490%
1971 30.339 -2.420%
1970 31.093 -2.370%
1969 31.847 -2.310%
1968 32.601 -1.550%
1967 33.114 -1.530%
1966 33.628 -1.500%
1965 34.141 -1.480%
1964 34.655 -1.460%
1963 35.168 -1.840%
1962 35.828 -1.810%
1961 36.488 -1.770%
1960 37.147 -1.750%
1959 37.807 -1.720%
1958 38.467 0.460%
1957 38.289 0.460%
1956 38.112 0.470%
1955 37.934 0.470%
1954 37.757 0.470%
1953 37.579 0.480%
1952 37.401 0.480%
1951 37.224 0.480%
1950 37.046 0.000%