Fertility Rate: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's fertility rate is currently 1.952 births per woman as of 2024. # Sri Lanka Fertility Rate Sri Lanka's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.952 births per woman
-1.1% y/y
Peak (1960)
5.352 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.952 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Sri Lanka
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Sri Lanka
Analysis# Sri Lanka Fertility Rate
Sri Lanka's fertility rate stands at 1.952 births per woman in 2024, marking an historic low for the nation. This represents a dramatic 63.5% decline from the 1960 peak of 5.352 births per woman, reflecting profound demographic shifts over six decades. The current rate places Sri Lanka well below the global average and indicates a mature demographic transition characteristic of middle-income countries with high development indicators.
The past decade reveals consistent downward momentum, with the fertility rate declining nearly every year from 2.09 in 2015 to 1.952 in 2024. This steady contraction accelerated during the 2020s, suggesting Sri Lanka's fertility rate has stabilized at replacement-level or below. Such sustained decline typically correlates with increased female education, expanded access to family planning, and shifting social preferences regarding family size—patterns well-documented across South Asia's development trajectory.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.952 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2023 | 1.974 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2022 | 1.984 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 1.995 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 2020 | 2.007 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2019 | 2.022 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 2018 | 2.033 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 2.044 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 2016 | 2.062 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 2015 | 2.09 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 2014 | 2.134 births per woman | -2.02% |
| 2013 | 2.178 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 2.173 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 2011 | 2.144 births per woman | +0.47% |
| 2010 | 2.134 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 2009 | 2.179 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 2008 | 2.232 births per woman | -2.75% |
| 2007 | 2.295 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 2006 | 2.292 births per woman | +1.28% |
| 2005 | 2.263 births per woman | -0.35% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.271 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 2003 | 2.301 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 2002 | 2.31 births per woman | +1.18% |
| 2001 | 2.283 births per woman | +3.16% |
| 2000 | 2.213 births per woman | +3.31% |
| 1999 | 2.142 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1998 | 2.136 births per woman | -3.57% |
| 1997 | 2.215 births per woman | -3.06% |
| 1996 | 2.285 births per woman | -2.89% |
| 1995 | 2.353 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1994 | 2.405 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1993 | 2.438 births per woman | -1.97% |
| 1992 | 2.487 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1991 | 2.514 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1990 | 2.541 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1989 | 2.578 births per woman | +0.51% |
| 1988 | 2.565 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1987 | 2.644 births per woman | -3.61% |
| 1986 | 2.743 births per woman | -5.25% |
| 1985 | 2.895 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1984 | 3.006 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 1983 | 3.114 births per woman | -6.20% |
| 1982 | 3.32 births per woman | -9.02% |
| 1981 | 3.649 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 1980 | 3.725 births per woman | -2.54% |
| 1979 | 3.822 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1978 | 3.81 births per woman | +1.84% |
| 1977 | 3.741 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 1976 | 3.783 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1975 | 3.816 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1974 | 3.855 births per woman | -3.65% |
| 1973 | 4.001 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1972 | 4.156 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 1971 | 4.266 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 1970 | 4.387 births per woman | -2.49% |
| 1969 | 4.499 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1968 | 4.658 births per woman | -2.69% |
| 1967 | 4.787 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1966 | 4.828 births per woman | -2.15% |
| 1965 | 4.934 births per woman | -2.43% |
| 1964 | 5.057 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1963 | 5.118 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1962 | 5.177 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 1961 | 5.24 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 1960 | 5.352 births per woman | — |
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