Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Canada vs Sri Lanka chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Canada vs Sri Lanka population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Canada	Sri Lanka
1960	3.81	5.35
1961	3.75	5.24
1962	3.68	5.18
1963	3.61	5.12
1964	3.46	5.06
1965	3.12	4.93
1966	2.75	4.83
1967	2.53	4.79
1968	2.39	4.66
1969	2.33	4.5
1970	2.26	4.39
1971	2.14	4.27
1972	1.98	4.16
1973	1.89	4
1974	1.84	3.86
1975	1.82	3.82
1976	1.8	3.78
1977	1.78	3.74
1978	1.77	3.81
1979	1.75	3.82
1980	1.74	3.73
1981	1.7	3.65
1982	1.69	3.32
1983	1.68	3.11
1984	1.65	3.01
1985	1.67	2.9
1986	1.68	2.74
1987	1.68	2.64
1988	1.68	2.57
1989	1.77	2.58
1990	1.83	2.54
1991	1.72	2.51
1992	1.71	2.49
1993	1.69	2.44
1994	1.69	2.4
1995	1.67	2.35
1996	1.63	2.29
1997	1.57	2.22
1998	1.56	2.14
1999	1.55	2.14
2000	1.51	2.21
2001	1.54	2.28
2002	1.52	2.31
2003	1.55	2.3
2004	1.56	2.27
2005	1.58	2.26
2006	1.63	2.29
2007	1.67	2.3
2008	1.7	2.23
2009	1.69	2.18
2010	1.65	2.13
2011	1.63	2.14
2012	1.63	2.17
2013	1.61	2.18
2014	1.61	2.13
2015	1.6	2.09
2016	1.59	2.06
2017	1.55	2.04
2018	1.51	2.03
2019	1.47	2.02
2020	1.41	2.01
2021	1.44	2
2022	1.33	1.98
2023	1.26	1.97
2024	1.25	1.95
2025	1.24	1.94
2026	1.24	1.93
2027	1.23	1.91
2028	1.24	1.9
2029	1.23	1.89
2030	1.24	1.88
2031	1.24	1.87
2032	1.24	1.86
2033	1.25	1.85
2034	1.25	1.85
2035	1.25	1.84
2036	1.26	1.83
2037	1.26	1.83
2038	1.26	1.82
2039	1.27	1.81
2040	1.27	1.81
2041	1.27	1.8
2042	1.28	1.8
2043	1.28	1.8
2044	1.28	1.79
2045	1.28	1.79
2046	1.29	1.79
2047	1.29	1.78
2048	1.29	1.78
2049	1.3	1.77
2050	1.3	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Sri Lanka
1960	33.8%	41%
1961	33.9%	40.9%
1962	33.9%	40.8%
1963	33.9%	40.7%
1964	33.7%	40.6%
1965	33.3%	40.5%
1966	32.9%	40.4%
1967	32.3%	40.3%
1968	31.6%	40.1%
1969	31%	39.9%
1970	30.2%	39.7%
1971	29.3%	39.5%
1972	28.6%	39.2%
1973	27.8%	38.8%
1974	27%	38.4%
1975	26.2%	38%
1976	25.5%	37.6%
1977	24.7%	37.2%
1978	24%	36.9%
1979	23.4%	36.7%
1980	22.8%	36.4%
1981	22.3%	36.2%
1982	22%	36%
1983	21.8%	35.8%
1984	21.6%	35.5%
1985	21.3%	35.2%
1986	21.1%	34.6%
1987	20.9%	34%
1988	20.8%	33.5%
1989	20.8%	33%
1990	20.7%	32.5%
1991	20.7%	32.1%
1992	20.7%	31.4%
1993	20.7%	30.6%
1994	20.6%	29.9%
1995	20.4%	29.2%
1996	20.2%	28.6%
1997	20%	28.2%
1998	19.8%	27.8%
1999	19.5%	27.4%
2000	19.2%	27%
2001	18.9%	26.6%
2002	18.6%	26.3%
2003	18.3%	26.1%
2004	18%	26%
2005	17.7%	25.8%
2006	17.4%	25.7%
2007	17.1%	25.7%
2008	16.9%	25.6%
2009	16.7%	25.5%
2010	16.6%	25.4%
2011	16.4%	25.3%
2012	16.3%	25.2%
2013	16.3%	25%
2014	16.2%	24.9%
2015	16.2%	24.7%
2016	16.2%	24.5%
2017	16.2%	24.2%
2018	16.1%	24%
2019	16%	23.7%
2020	15.9%	23.3%
2021	15.7%	23%
2022	15.5%	22.7%
2023	15.3%	22.4%
2024	15.1%	22%
2025	15%	21.7%
2026	14.9%	21.4%
2027	14.7%	21.1%
2028	14.6%	20.8%
2029	14.5%	20.5%
2030	14.4%	20.2%
2031	14.3%	20%
2032	14.2%	19.8%
2033	14.1%	19.6%
2034	14%	19.4%
2035	13.9%	19.2%
2036	13.9%	19.1%
2037	13.8%	18.9%
2038	13.8%	18.8%
2039	13.7%	18.7%
2040	13.7%	18.6%
2041	13.6%	18.4%
2042	13.6%	18.3%
2043	13.6%	18.2%
2044	13.5%	18.1%
2045	13.5%	18%
2046	13.5%	17.9%
2047	13.5%	17.7%
2048	13.5%	17.6%
2049	13.5%	17.5%
2050	13.5%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada and +0.75% in Sri Lanka. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Canada	Sri Lanka
1960	338,487	247,631
1961	334,360	251,087
1962	325,745	256,719
1963	318,595	262,880
1964	307,268	269,584
1965	269,589	272,422
1966	236,566	275,549
1967	220,450	284,738
1968	211,589	286,642
1969	216,588	286,218
1970	215,372	286,719
1971	208,640	281,200
1972	188,857	282,494
1973	184,432	278,577
1974	182,464	275,521
1975	196,718	282,496
1976	196,979	291,816
1977	199,297	300,038
1978	194,102	317,055
1979	203,293	329,791
1980	203,480	328,155
1981	206,005	328,096
1982	200,935	300,030
1983	202,931	277,768
1984	204,856	263,175
1985	204,153	247,836
1986	190,532	233,782
1987	190,416	226,414
1988	192,901	219,184
1989	207,304	212,401
1990	213,222	224,454
1991	207,477	218,117
1992	204,273	222,230
1993	186,451	226,257
1994	179,804	228,904
1995	167,023	221,957
1996	153,973	215,290
1997	134,577	208,193
1998	126,651	201,059
1999	118,565	206,876
2000	110,469	227,060
2001	114,777	244,377
2002	106,621	252,840
2003	110,749	252,008
2004	111,786	212,527
2005	116,074	248,683
2006	130,285	248,706
2007	134,845	248,287
2008	142,963	232,225
2009	144,609	200,175
2010	139,425	224,325
2011	133,923	224,461
2012	135,382	229,138
2013	129,799	221,021
2014	127,563	211,541
2015	117,825	201,815
2016	115,555	194,232
2017	98,672	187,993
2018	88,974	183,610
2019	86,523	172,243
2020	53,241	170,968
2021	57,360	121,858
2022	15,574	95,378
2023	28,058	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Sri Lanka

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Sri Lanka
1985	7	68
1986	7	66
1987	7	64
1988	7	62
1989	8	61
1990	7	59
1991	8	57
1992	8	54
1993	8	51
1994	8	49
1995	8	48
1996	9	47
1997	8	45
1998	9	43
1999	9	41
2000	9	39
2001	10	37
2002	10	36
2003	10	35
2004	10	37
2005	11	32
2006	11	32
2007	11	31
2008	12	30
2009	12	28
2010	11	26
2011	11	25
2012	11	24
2013	11	23
2014	12	23
2015	11	22
2016	12	22
2017	12	21
2018	13	21
2019	12	20
2020	17	23
2021	14	34
2022	15	22
2023	12	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Canada	Sri Lanka
1960	3.26%	9.41%
1961	3.15%	8.95%
1962	3.05%	8.66%
1963	2.94%	8.48%
1964	2.82%	8.3%
1965	2.71%	8.07%
1966	2.6%	7.81%
1967	2.5%	7.55%
1968	2.4%	7.32%
1969	2.3%	7.14%
1970	2.19%	7.02%
1971	2.09%	6.94%
1972	1.99%	6.86%
1973	1.89%	6.77%
1974	1.79%	6.62%
1975	1.7%	6.41%
1976	1.6%	6.12%
1977	1.51%	5.77%
1978	1.42%	5.38%
1979	1.33%	4.99%
1980	1.25%	4.63%
1981	1.18%	4.29%
1982	1.12%	3.98%
1983	1.06%	3.67%
1984	1.01%	3.35%
1985	0.98%	3.02%
1986	0.94%	2.74%
1987	0.91%	2.54%
1988	0.88%	2.41%
1989	0.85%	2.74%
1990	0.82%	2.33%
1991	0.8%	2.32%
1992	0.77%	2.29%
1993	0.74%	2.22%
1994	0.72%	2.14%
1995	0.69%	2.05%
1996	0.67%	1.95%
1997	0.65%	1.86%
1998	0.64%	1.76%
1999	0.63%	1.69%
2000	0.62%	1.63%
2001	0.62%	1.58%
2002	0.62%	1.55%
2003	0.62%	1.52%
2004	0.61%	2.88%
2005	0.61%	1.4%
2006	0.6%	1.33%
2007	0.6%	1.26%
2008	0.59%	1.2%
2009	0.58%	2.08%
2010	0.57%	1.12%
2011	0.56%	1.08%
2012	0.56%	1.03%
2013	0.55%	0.98%
2014	0.54%	0.92%
2015	0.54%	0.87%
2016	0.53%	0.83%
2017	0.52%	0.79%
2018	0.52%	0.76%
2019	0.51%	0.72%
2020	0.51%	0.69%
2021	0.51%	0.66%
2022	0.51%	0.64%
2023	0.51%	0.61%