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Fertility rate in Sri Lanka

Latest: 1.95
Previous: 1.97
Change: -0.02 (-1.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Births per woman

Fertility rate over time

Annual, Births per woman, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Fertility rate in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	4.83
Dec 31, 1967	4.79
Dec 31, 1968	4.66
Dec 31, 1969	4.50
Dec 31, 1970	4.39
Dec 31, 1971	4.27
Dec 31, 1972	4.16
Dec 31, 1973	4.00
Dec 31, 1974	3.86
Dec 31, 1975	3.82
Dec 31, 1976	3.78
Dec 31, 1977	3.74
Dec 31, 1978	3.81
Dec 31, 1979	3.82
Dec 31, 1980	3.73
Dec 31, 1981	3.65
Dec 31, 1982	3.32
Dec 31, 1983	3.11
Dec 31, 1984	3.01
Dec 31, 1985	2.90
Dec 31, 1986	2.74
Dec 31, 1987	2.64
Dec 31, 1988	2.57
Dec 31, 1989	2.58
Dec 31, 1990	2.54
Dec 31, 1991	2.51
Dec 31, 1992	2.49
Dec 31, 1993	2.44
Dec 31, 1994	2.41
Dec 31, 1995	2.35
Dec 31, 1996	2.29
Dec 31, 1997	2.22
Dec 31, 1998	2.14
Dec 31, 1999	2.14
Dec 31, 2000	2.21
Dec 31, 2001	2.28
Dec 31, 2002	2.31
Dec 31, 2003	2.30
Dec 31, 2004	2.27
Dec 31, 2005	2.26
Dec 31, 2006	2.29
Dec 31, 2007	2.30
Dec 31, 2008	2.23
Dec 31, 2009	2.18
Dec 31, 2010	2.13
Dec 31, 2011	2.14
Dec 31, 2012	2.17
Dec 31, 2013	2.18
Dec 31, 2014	2.13
Dec 31, 2015	2.09
Dec 31, 2016	2.06
Dec 31, 2017	2.04
Dec 31, 2018	2.03
Dec 31, 2019	2.02
Dec 31, 2020	2.01
Dec 31, 2021	2.00
Dec 31, 2022	1.98
Dec 31, 2023	1.97
Dec 31, 2024	1.95
Dec 31, 2025	—

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