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Sri Lanka – Birth Rate

Name: Sri Lanka Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

11.2 −1.2 from 2022 G20 rank: 83rd · all-time high: 36.3 (1960)

Sri Lanka's birth rate was 11.2 in 2023, a decrease of +1.2 from 12.4 in 2022. This ranked 83rd in the G20. The all-time high was 36.3 in 1960.

APA

Sri Lanka Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/sri-lanka/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_sri-lanka_birth-rate,
  title = {Sri Lanka Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/sri-lanka/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Sri Lanka Birth Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	8.9	–	–
2025* trend	9.7	–	–
2023	11.2	−1.2	83rd
2022	12.4	−0.5	98th
2021	12.9	−0.9	98th
2020	13.8	−0.8	103rd
2019	14.6	−0.6	105th
2018	15.2	−0.2	103rd
2017	15.4	−0.3	104th
2016	15.7	−0.4	99th
2015	16.0	−0.5	100th
2014	16.5	−0.5	99th
2013	17.0	−0.1	102nd
2012	17.1	+0.1	100th
2011	17.1	−0.1	99th
2010	17.1	−0.5	99th
2009	17.6	−0.6	102nd
2008	18.2	−0.6	106th
2007	18.8	−0.0	107th
2006	18.9	+0.1	107th
2005	18.7	−0.1	106th
2004	18.8	−0.3	105th
2003	19.1	−0.1	105th
2002	19.2	+0.2	103rd
2001	19.0	+0.5	97th
2000	18.4	+0.5	92nd
1999	17.9	+0.0	86th
1998	17.8	−0.6	82nd
1997	18.5	−0.6	81st
1996	19.0	−0.6	80th
1995	19.6	−0.3	80th
1994	20.0	−0.0	78th
1993	20.0	−0.1	72nd
1992	20.1	−0.1	71st
1991	20.2	−0.4	72nd
1990	20.5	−0.0	69th
1989	20.6	+0.2	68th
1988	20.3	−0.5	68th
1987	20.8	−0.6	71st
1986	21.4	−1.0	71st
1985	22.4	−1.1	75th
1984	23.5	−0.9	78th
1983	24.4	−1.5	80th
1982	26.0	−2.2	86th
1981	28.1	−0.5	93rd
1980	28.6	−0.7	96th
1979	29.3	+0.3	98th
1978	29.0	+0.7	97th
1977	28.3	+0.0	91st
1976	28.3	+0.1	89th
1975	28.2	+0.0	86th
1974	28.2	−0.7	85th
1973	28.9	−0.8	87th
1972	29.7	−0.5	85th
1971	30.2	−0.9	83rd
1970	31.2	−0.6	82nd
1969	31.8	−0.8	84th
1968	32.6	−0.6	82nd
1967	33.2	−0.0	82nd
1966	33.2	−0.6	80th
1965	33.8	−0.7	80th
1964	34.5	−0.3	79th
1963	34.7	−0.4	77th
1962	35.1	−0.5	78th
1961	35.6	−0.8	78th
1960	36.3	–	78th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +38.3% GDP growth 5.0% C/A balance 1.2%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Sri Lanka matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw birth rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →