Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Fertility rate: births per woman
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Vietnam
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Vietnam rank
121st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 118th and Vietnam ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 0.2274 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 4.96 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 3.02 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.4615 live births per woman | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2.26 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.3091 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.1236 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.0553 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, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.97 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th and Vietnam ranks 121st 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.