India vs Sri Lanka: Children born per woman

India
1.98
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97
in 2023
India rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
118th

Children born per woman over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
23456195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.98 against 1.97 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 5.86 5.38 0.4806 India
1960s 5.88 4.96 0.92 India
1970s 5.24 3.96 1.28 India
1980s 4.47 3.02 1.44 India
1990s 3.7 2.35 1.35 India
2000s 3 2.26 0.7384 India
2010s 2.34 2.1 0.2348 India
2020s 2.01 1.99 0.0175 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children born per woman, India or Sri Lanka?
India, at 1.98 against 1.97 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in children born per woman between India and Sri Lanka?
0.01, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for children born per woman?
India ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children born per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children born per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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