Greenland vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate: births per woman
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Greenland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 0.741 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 0.8176 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.1431 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0874 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.0419 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.0145 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Greenland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.97 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.