Total Fertility Rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total Fertility Rate was 1.97 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Sri Lanka, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Sri Lanka stood at 1.97. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.03 | 4.5 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.93 | 3.68 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.56 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 | 2.12 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 | 2.19 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 2.02 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 159,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 166,159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Sri Lanka?
- Total fertility rate in Sri Lanka was 1.97 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total fertility rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.