Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Sri Lanka chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 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 Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	3.39	5.35
1961	3.62	5.24
1962	3.51	5.18
1963	3.49	5.12
1964	3.41	5.06
1965	3.47	4.93
1966	3.4	4.83
1967	3.32	4.79
1968	3.27	4.66
1969	3.19	4.5
1970	3.07	4.39
1971	3.04	4.27
1972	2.99	4.16
1973	2.4	4
1974	2.28	3.86
1975	2.11	3.82
1976	2.33	3.78
1977	2.09	3.74
1978	2.08	3.81
1979	2.14	3.82
1980	2.3	3.73
1981	2.15	3.65
1982	2.49	3.32
1983	2.49	3.11
1984	2.51	3.01
1985	2.43	2.9
1986	2.45	2.74
1987	2.39	2.64
1988	2.47	2.57
1989	2.37	2.58
1990	2.4	2.54
1991	2.34	2.51
1992	2.46	2.49
1993	2.25	2.44
1994	2.16	2.4
1995	2.03	2.35
1996	1.95	2.29
1997	1.86	2.22
1998	1.76	2.14
1999	1.67	2.14
2000	1.64	2.21
2001	1.57	2.28
2002	1.5	2.31
2003	1.51	2.3
2004	1.51	2.27
2005	1.48	2.26
2006	1.51	2.29
2007	1.45	2.3
2008	1.48	2.23
2009	1.48	2.18
2010	1.43	2.13
2011	1.36	2.14
2012	1.38	2.17
2013	1.3	2.18
2014	1.31	2.13
2015	1.32	2.09
2016	1.36	2.06
2017	1.32	2.04
2018	1.32	2.03
2019	1.33	2.02
2020	1.36	2.01
2021	1.39	2
2022	1.39	1.98
2023	1.39	1.97
2024	1.38	1.95
2025	1.37	1.94
2026	1.37	1.93
2027	1.36	1.91
2028	1.36	1.9
2029	1.36	1.89
2030	1.37	1.88
2031	1.37	1.87
2032	1.37	1.86
2033	1.37	1.85
2034	1.37	1.85
2035	1.38	1.84
2036	1.38	1.83
2037	1.38	1.83
2038	1.38	1.82
2039	1.39	1.81
2040	1.39	1.81
2041	1.39	1.8
2042	1.39	1.8
2043	1.4	1.8
2044	1.4	1.79
2045	1.4	1.79
2046	1.41	1.79
2047	1.41	1.78
2048	1.42	1.78
2049	1.42	1.77
2050	1.42	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	36.5%	41%
1961	36.4%	40.9%
1962	35.8%	40.8%
1963	35.1%	40.7%
1964	34.5%	40.6%
1965	34%	40.5%
1966	33.5%	40.4%
1967	33%	40.3%
1968	32.6%	40.1%
1969	32.1%	39.9%
1970	31.7%	39.7%
1971	31.2%	39.5%
1972	30.8%	39.2%
1973	30.3%	38.8%
1974	30%	38.4%
1975	29.6%	38%
1976	28.8%	37.6%
1977	27.9%	37.2%
1978	27%	36.9%
1979	26.2%	36.7%
1980	25.5%	36.4%
1981	25%	36.2%
1982	24.8%	36%
1983	24.9%	35.8%
1984	25.1%	35.5%
1985	25.2%	35.2%
1986	25.2%	34.6%
1987	25.2%	34%
1988	25.1%	33.5%
1989	25%	33%
1990	24.8%	32.5%
1991	24.7%	32.1%
1992	24.6%	31.4%
1993	24.6%	30.6%
1994	24.7%	29.9%
1995	24.6%	29.2%
1996	24.3%	28.6%
1997	23.9%	28.2%
1998	23.4%	27.8%
1999	22.9%	27.4%
2000	22.3%	27%
2001	21.7%	26.6%
2002	21.3%	26.3%
2003	21%	26.1%
2004	20.5%	26%
2005	19.9%	25.8%
2006	19.3%	25.7%
2007	18.7%	25.7%
2008	18%	25.6%
2009	17.5%	25.5%
2010	17%	25.4%
2011	16.6%	25.3%
2012	16.4%	25.2%
2013	16.2%	25%
2014	16.1%	24.9%
2015	16%	24.7%
2016	15.9%	24.5%
2017	15.9%	24.2%
2018	15.9%	24%
2019	15.9%	23.7%
2020	15.9%	23.3%
2021	16%	23%
2022	16%	22.7%
2023	16.1%	22.4%
2024	16.1%	22%
2025	16.1%	21.7%
2026	16%	21.4%
2027	16%	21.1%
2028	15.9%	20.8%
2029	15.8%	20.5%
2030	15.6%	20.2%
2031	15.4%	20%
2032	15.2%	19.8%
2033	15%	19.6%
2034	14.8%	19.4%
2035	14.6%	19.2%
2036	14.3%	19.1%
2037	14%	18.9%
2038	13.8%	18.8%
2039	13.5%	18.7%
2040	13.3%	18.6%
2041	13.1%	18.4%
2042	12.9%	18.3%
2043	12.7%	18.2%
2044	12.6%	18.1%
2045	12.5%	18%
2046	12.4%	17.9%
2047	12.4%	17.7%
2048	12.4%	17.6%
2049	12.3%	17.5%
2050	12.3%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	8,385	247,631
1961	9,584	251,087
1962	9,455	256,719
1963	8,568	262,880
1964	8,322	269,584
1965	9,643	272,422
1966	9,478	275,549
1967	9,313	284,738
1968	9,153	286,642
1969	8,857	286,218
1970	8,412	286,719
1971	8,398	281,200
1972	8,244	282,494
1973	5,405	278,577
1974	321	275,521
1975	5,023	282,496
1976	6,546	291,816
1977	5,607	300,038
1978	5,949	317,055
1979	6,620	329,791
1980	7,954	328,155
1981	7,135	328,096
1982	9,282	300,030
1983	9,318	277,768
1984	9,516	263,175
1985	9,242	247,836
1986	9,412	233,782
1987	9,114	226,414
1988	9,595	219,184
1989	9,156	212,401
1990	9,417	224,454
1991	9,102	218,117
1992	9,844	222,230
1993	8,463	226,257
1994	7,973	228,904
1995	7,226	221,957
1996	6,911	215,290
1997	6,444	208,193
1998	5,879	201,059
1999	5,524	206,876
2000	5,570	227,060
2001	5,308	244,377
2002	5,225	252,840
2003	5,484	252,008
2004	5,705	212,527
2005	5,646	248,683
2006	6,166	248,706
2007	5,983	248,287
2008	6,429	232,225
2009	6,820	200,175
2010	6,723	224,325
2011	6,271	224,461
2012	6,726	229,138
2013	6,116	221,021
2014	6,193	211,541
2015	6,340	201,815
2016	6,643	194,232
2017	6,082	187,993
2018	5,905	183,610
2019	5,679	172,243
2020	5,826	170,968
2021	5,305	121,858
2022	4,466	95,378
2023	5,025	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Sri Lanka

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1985	19	68
1986	18	66
1987	17	64
1988	17	62
1989	16	61
1990	15	59
1991	15	57
1992	15	54
1993	15	51
1994	15	49
1995	14	48
1996	14	47
1997	13	45
1998	13	43
1999	12	41
2000	12	39
2001	11	37
2002	11	36
2003	10	35
2004	10	37
2005	10	32
2006	10	32
2007	10	31
2008	10	30
2009	10	28
2010	10	26
2011	10	25
2012	10	24
2013	10	23
2014	11	23
2015	11	22
2016	12	22
2017	12	21
2018	13	21
2019	13	20
2020	87	23
2021	98	34
2022	53	22
2023	14	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus 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
	Cyprus	Sri Lanka
1960	-	9.41%
1961	-	8.95%
1962	-	8.66%
1963	-	8.48%
1964	-	8.3%
1965	-	8.07%
1966	-	7.81%
1967	-	7.55%
1968	-	7.32%
1969	-	7.14%
1970	-	7.02%
1971	3.81%	6.94%
1972	3.72%	6.86%
1973	3.63%	6.77%
1974	3.53%	6.62%
1975	3.37%	6.41%
1976	3.16%	6.12%
1977	2.91%	5.77%
1978	2.65%	5.38%
1979	2.39%	4.99%
1980	2.16%	4.63%
1981	1.96%	4.29%
1982	1.78%	3.98%
1983	1.61%	3.67%
1984	1.45%	3.35%
1985	1.33%	3.02%
1986	1.23%	2.74%
1987	1.16%	2.54%
1988	1.13%	2.41%
1989	1.12%	2.74%
1990	1.11%	2.33%
1991	1.09%	2.32%
1992	1.06%	2.29%
1993	1.02%	2.22%
1994	0.97%	2.14%
1995	0.91%	2.05%
1996	0.86%	1.95%
1997	0.81%	1.86%
1998	0.76%	1.76%
1999	0.71%	1.69%
2000	0.66%	1.63%
2001	0.62%	1.58%
2002	0.58%	1.55%
2003	0.54%	1.52%
2004	0.5%	2.88%
2005	0.46%	1.4%
2006	0.42%	1.33%
2007	0.39%	1.26%
2008	0.37%	1.2%
2009	0.35%	2.08%
2010	0.33%	1.12%
2011	0.32%	1.08%
2012	0.3%	1.03%
2013	0.3%	0.98%
2014	0.29%	0.92%
2015	0.29%	0.87%
2016	0.29%	0.83%
2017	0.3%	0.79%
2018	0.3%	0.76%
2019	0.31%	0.72%
2020	0.32%	0.69%
2021	0.34%	0.66%
2022	0.35%	0.64%
2023	0.35%	0.61%