Sri Lanka - Fertility Rate 1981
3.65
−0.08 from 1980
Sri Lanka's fertility rate was 3.65 in 1981, decreased +0.08 from 3.73 in 1980. This was the 95th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1981▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.41 | -7.4% |
| 2nd | Channel Islands | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 3rd | Germany | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 4th | Denmark | 1.44 | -7.1% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 1.55 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 1.55 | 3.3% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 1.56 | -2.5% |
| 8th | Italy | 1.58 | -3.7% |
| 9th | Cuba | 1.59 | -2.8% |
| 10th | Bermuda | 1.60 | -4.1% |
| 11th | Sweden | 1.63 | -3.0% |
| 12th | Finland | 1.64 | 0.6% |
| 13th | Belgium | 1.66 | -1.2% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.67 | 1.2% |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 16th | Canada | 1.70 | -2.3% |
| 17th | Norway | 1.70 | -1.2% |
| 18th | Japan | 1.74 | -0.6% |
| 19th | Singapore | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 20th | Andorra | 1.80 | -1.8% |
| 21st | United States | 1.81 | -1.5% |
| 22nd | European Union | 1.82 | -2.7% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | 1.82 | -4.2% |
| 24th | Barbados | 1.85 | 3.9% |
| 25th | Macao SAR, China | 1.85 | 6.8% |
| 26th | France | 1.85 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Serbia | 1.85 | -0.6% |
| 28th | Malta | 1.87 | -6.0% |
| 29th | Hungary | 1.88 | -1.6% |
| 30th | Latvia | 1.88 | 1.1% |
| 31st | Russian Federation | 1.91 | 1.1% |
| 32nd | Ukraine | 1.92 | -1.7% |
| 33rd | Croatia | 1.93 | -0.3% |
| 34th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.93 | -5.6% |
| 35th | Australia | 1.94 | 2.3% |
| 36th | Isle of Man | 1.94 | -0.7% |
| 37th | Slovenia | 1.96 | -7.1% |
| 38th | Lithuania | 1.98 | -0.5% |
| 39th | Bulgaria | 2.00 | -2.4% |
| 40th | Czechia | 2.00 | -3.8% |
| 41st | New Zealand | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 42nd | Belarus | 2.02 | -0.5% |
| 43rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.02 | 2.2% |
| 44th | Spain | 2.04 | -8.1% |
| 45th | Estonia | 2.07 | 2.5% |
| 46th | Greece | 2.09 | -6.3% |
| 47th | Portugal | 2.13 | -5.3% |
| 48th | Cyprus | 2.15 | -6.3% |
| 49th | Aruba | 2.16 | -1.9% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.17 | -6.3% |
| 51st | Montenegro | 2.19 | -1.1% |
| 52nd | Monaco | 2.22 | -0.9% |
| 53rd | Poland | 2.24 | -1.8% |
| 54th | Curaçao | 2.25 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Slovak Republic | 2.29 | -1.3% |
| 56th | North Macedonia | 2.29 | -3.0% |
| 57th | Georgia | 2.33 | -0.7% |
| 58th | Iceland | 2.33 | -6.0% |
| 59th | Greenland | 2.33 | -4.2% |
| 60th | British Virgin Islands | 2.33 | -20.2% |
| 61st | Romania | 2.36 | -2.9% |
| 62nd | Cayman Islands | 2.38 | -0.9% |
| 63rd | Moldova | 2.40 | 0.9% |
| 64th | Faroe Islands | 2.47 | 0.2% |
| 65th | Armenia | 2.48 | 0.0% |
| 66th | Gibraltar | 2.53 | -1.3% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 2.53 | -2.2% |
| 68th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 69th | Korea | 2.57 | -8.9% |
| 70th | Mauritius | 2.67 | -4.9% |
| 71st | Chile | 2.69 | -2.0% |
| 72nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.71 | -3.7% |
| 73rd | Bahamas, The | 2.77 | -2.5% |
| 74th | China | 2.79 | 1.9% |
| 75th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 2.92 | 2.8% |
| 76th | Guam | 2.97 | -2.3% |
| 77th | Grenada | 2.99 | -9.4% |
| 78th | Virgin Islands (US) | 3.00 | -3.4% |
| 79th | Ireland | 3.05 | -5.0% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 3.05 | -1.3% |
| 81st | Dominica | 3.11 | 2.6% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 3.13 | -5.0% |
| 83rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.13 | -0.4% |
| 84th | Israel | 3.19 | -1.7% |
| 85th | Argentina | 3.25 | -1.5% |
| 86th | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.26 | -10.7% |
| 87th | Palau | 3.28 | -2.2% |
| 88th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.30 | 1.1% |
| 89th | Azerbaijan | 3.41 | -2.5% |
| 90th | Albania | 3.47 | -3.4% |
| 91st | Jamaica | 3.51 | -2.2% |
| 92nd | Costa Rica | 3.56 | -0.8% |
| 93rd | New Caledonia | 3.59 | -2.0% |
| 94th | St. Martin (French part) | 3.64 | -6.3% |
| 95th | Sri Lanka | 3.65 | -2.0% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 3.67 | -3.3% |
| 97th | Colombia | 3.71 | -2.4% |
| 98th | Guyana | 3.72 | -1.4% |
| 99th | Panama | 3.72 | -1.9% |
| 100th | Suriname | 3.75 | -1.0% |
| 101st | Tuvalu | 3.80 | 2.0% |
| 102nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.85 | -2.0% |
| 103rd | French Polynesia | 3.93 | 0.0% |
| 104th | Nauru | 3.94 | 1.5% |
| 105th | Brazil | 3.94 | -2.3% |
| 106th | Brunei Darussalam | 3.94 | -3.0% |
| 107th | Lebanon | 3.95 | -1.4% |
| 108th | Fiji | 3.99 | -1.2% |
| 109th | Malaysia | 4.00 | -0.8% |
| 110th | Dominican Republic | 4.15 | -3.6% |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.19 | -0.9% |
| 112th | St. Lucia | 4.28 | -3.1% |
| 113th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.29 | -1.8% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 4.35 | -2.3% |
| 115th | Indonesia | 4.36 | -3.1% |
| 116th | American Samoa | 4.50 | -2.8% |
| 117th | Kosovo | 4.50 | -3.4% |
| 118th | Mexico | 4.57 | -3.5% |
| 119th | Bahrain | 4.60 | -3.4% |
| 120th | Ecuador | 4.61 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Viet Nam | 4.67 | -2.7% |
| 122nd | Myanmar | 4.69 | -2.1% |
| 123rd | India | 4.70 | -1.6% |
| 124th | South Africa | 4.71 | -1.4% |
| 125th | Uzbekistan | 4.91 | -2.7% |
| 126th | Peru | 4.92 | -2.5% |
| 127th | Kiribati | 4.96 | -0.1% |
| 128th | Philippines | 4.97 | -2.6% |
| 129th | El Salvador | 4.99 | -2.4% |
| 130th | Kuwait | 5.02 | -3.1% |
| 131st | Tunisia | 5.02 | -0.2% |
| 132nd | Paraguay | 5.15 | 1.0% |
| 133rd | Turkmenistan | 5.16 | -2.7% |
| 134th | Qatar | 5.20 | -2.5% |
| 135th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.37 | -2.3% |
| 136th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.41 | -1.2% |
| 137th | Timor-Leste | 5.53 | 5.9% |
| 138th | Haiti | 5.53 | -0.4% |
| 139th | Tonga | 5.55 | -0.8% |
| 140th | Nepal | 5.58 | -0.5% |
| 141st | Papua New Guinea | 5.65 | -1.1% |
| 142nd | Vanuatu | 5.65 | -0.7% |
| 143rd | Belize | 5.68 | -2.8% |
| 144th | Lesotho | 5.69 | -0.9% |
| 145th | Morocco | 5.71 | -1.3% |
| 146th | Gabon | 5.73 | 1.1% |
| 147th | Samoa | 5.75 | -1.9% |
| 148th | United Arab Emirates | 5.81 | -2.3% |
| 149th | Nicaragua | 5.84 | -2.0% |
| 150th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.86 | 0.4% |
| 151st | Mongolia | 5.98 | -3.7% |
| 152nd | Congo, Republic of | 5.98 | -1.3% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | 6.04 | 4.6% |
| 154th | Tajikistan | 6.12 | -1.5% |
| 155th | Guatemala | 6.12 | -0.8% |
| 156th | Namibia | 6.16 | -1.3% |
| 157th | Botswana | 6.16 | -2.1% |
| 158th | Central African Republic | 6.17 | 0.6% |
| 159th | Bangladesh | 6.24 | -1.4% |
| 160th | Cabo Verde | 6.27 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.29 | -2.1% |
| 162nd | Honduras | 6.30 | -1.8% |
| 163rd | São Tomé and Principe | 6.33 | -0.8% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 6.35 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Djibouti | 6.40 | -1.0% |
| 166th | Gambia, The | 6.40 | -0.2% |
| 167th | Ghana | 6.42 | -0.9% |
| 168th | Zimbabwe | 6.45 | -1.1% |
| 169th | Guinea | 6.46 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Bhutan | 6.46 | -0.8% |
| 171st | Mozambique | 6.48 | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.52 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Iraq | 6.53 | -1.0% |
| 174th | Sudan | 6.53 | -1.0% |
| 175th | Eswatini | 6.54 | -0.5% |
| 176th | Sierra Leone | 6.55 | -0.1% |
| 177th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.57 | 1.3% |
| 178th | Cameroon | 6.61 | 0.0% |
| 179th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.62 | -0.2% |
| 180th | Eritrea | 6.62 | 0.1% |
| 181st | Mauritania | 6.64 | -0.5% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 6.70 | -0.4% |
| 183rd | Solomon Islands | 6.71 | -0.9% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 6.77 | -0.9% |
| 185th | Togo | 6.81 | -1.0% |
| 186th | Nigeria | 6.82 | -0.4% |
| 187th | Liberia | 6.83 | -0.6% |
| 188th | Algeria | 6.85 | -2.1% |
| 189th | Tanzania | 6.93 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Chad | 6.94 | 0.5% |
| 191st | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.97 | -2.0% |
| 192nd | Benin | 7.06 | 1.0% |
| 193rd | Saudi Arabia | 7.07 | -1.1% |
| 194th | Zambia | 7.07 | -0.9% |
| 195th | Uganda | 7.12 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Jordan | 7.12 | -2.3% |
| 197th | Comoros | 7.14 | -0.2% |
| 198th | Maldives | 7.19 | -0.5% |
| 199th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.23 | 0.7% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 7.26 | 0.5% |
| 201st | Marshall Islands | 7.27 | -1.4% |
| 202nd | Senegal | 7.28 | -0.2% |
| 203rd | Burundi | 7.33 | -0.3% |
| 204th | South Sudan | 7.33 | 0.1% |
| 205th | Mali | 7.37 | 0.0% |
| 206th | Libya | 7.37 | -2.3% |
| 207th | Kenya | 7.45 | -1.0% |
| 208th | Angola | 7.46 | 0.0% |
| 209th | Malawi | 7.49 | -0.3% |
| 210th | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.54 | -0.6% |
| 211th | Afghanistan | 7.62 | -0.3% |
| 212th | Niger | 7.82 | 0.5% |
| 213th | Oman | 7.90 | 0.2% |
| 214th | Rwanda | 8.10 | -0.2% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.75 | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's fertility rate in 1981?▾
Sri Lanka's fertility rate in 1981 was 3.65. This ranked 95th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's fertility rate change in 1981?▾
Sri Lanka's fertility rate decreased by 2.0% in 1981 compared to 1980.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 1981?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest fertility rate in 1981 at 8.75.
What is the fertility rate of Sri Lanka in 1981?▾
The fertility rate of Sri Lanka in 1981 was 3.65. This ranked 95th globally.
How does 1981 compare to 1980 for Sri Lanka's fertility rate?▾
Sri Lanka's fertility rate went from 3.73 in 1980 to 3.65 in 1981, a 2.0% decrease.
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