Fertility & birth rates in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka by year

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Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka

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Year	Fertility rate
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2023	3.01	1.97
2022	3.05	1.98
2021	3.32	2
2020	3.13	2.01
2019	2.89	2.02
2018	2.85	2.03
2017	2.75	2.04
2016	2.8	2.06
2015	2.76	2.09
2014	2.76	2.13
2013	2.67	2.18
2012	2.64	2.17
2011	2.61	2.14
2010	2.61	2.13
2009	2.58	2.18
2008	2.62	2.23
2007	2.49	2.3
2006	2.38	2.29
2005	2.27	2.26
2004	2.2	2.27
2003	2.08	2.3
2002	1.96	2.31
2001	1.91	2.28
2000	1.9	2.21
1999	1.9	2.14
1998	1.94	2.14
1997	1.97	2.22
1996	2.08	2.29
1995	2.25	2.35
1994	2.38	2.4
1993	2.48	2.44
1992	2.58	2.49
1991	2.68	2.51
1990	2.75	2.54
1989	2.87	2.58
1988	3	2.57
1987	3.12	2.64
1986	3.19	2.74
1985	3.21	2.9
1984	3.15	3.01
1983	3.07	3.11
1982	3.02	3.32
1981	3.05	3.65
1980	3.09	3.73
1979	3.14	3.82
1978	3.16	3.81
1977	3.26	3.74
1976	3.33	3.78
1975	3.4	3.82
1974	3.45	3.86
1973	3.51	4
1972	3.55	4.16
1971	3.53	4.27
1970	3.51	4.39
1969	3.51	4.5
1968	3.63	4.66
1967	3.77	4.79
1966	3.82	4.83
1965	3.88	4.93
1964	4.07	5.06
1963	4.26	5.12
1962	4.36	5.18
1961	4.42	5.24
1960	4.5	5.35

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kazakhstan was 3.01 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 Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka

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Year	Natural population change
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2023	273,013	66,111
2022	277,019	95,378
2021	269,026	121,858
2020	272,458	170,968
2019	278,788	172,243
2018	278,917	183,610
2017	268,066	187,993
2016	277,878	194,232
2015	273,523	201,815
2014	274,406	211,541
2013	259,239	221,021
2012	249,987	229,138
2011	237,883	224,461
2010	230,479	224,325
2009	218,036	200,175
2008	214,169	232,225
2007	188,486	248,287
2006	166,480	248,706
2005	146,619	248,683
2004	132,286	212,527
2003	112,137	252,008
2002	93,564	252,840
2001	84,279	244,377
2000	80,699	227,060
1999	79,536	206,876
1998	85,735	201,059
1997	92,778	208,193
1996	112,384	215,290
1995	140,721	221,957
1994	165,631	228,904
1993	185,649	226,257
1992	204,785	222,230
1991	221,581	218,117
1990	235,113	224,454
1989	254,394	212,401
1988	275,278	219,184
1987	290,227	226,414
1986	295,818	233,782
1985	293,834	247,836
1984	278,485	263,175
1983	260,471	277,768
1982	246,983	300,030
1981	243,652	328,096
1980	238,977	328,155
1979	237,442	329,791
1978	225,895	317,055
1977	224,284	300,038
1976	221,992	291,816
1975	219,748	282,496
1974	217,668	275,521
1973	215,940	278,577
1972	212,319	282,494
1971	202,450	281,200
1970	191,775	286,719
1969	184,118	286,218
1968	186,254	286,642
1967	191,536	284,738
1966	191,506	275,549
1965	194,470	272,422
1964	208,899	269,584
1963	223,105	262,880
1962	228,177	256,719
1961	228,686	251,087
1960	226,027	247,631

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.34% in Kazakhstan and +0.3% in Sri Lanka.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.44% in Kazakhstan and +0.75% in Sri Lanka.

Birth rate in Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka by year

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Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2023	20.1	11.2
2022	20.8	12.4
2021	23.3	12.9
2020	22.6	13.8
2019	21.4	14.6
2018	21.7	15.2
2017	21.4	15.4
2016	22.3	15.7
2015	22.5	16
2014	23	16.5
2013	22.6	17
2012	22.6	17.1
2011	22.5	17.1
2010	22.6	17.1
2009	22.4	17.6
2008	22.7	18.2
2007	21.5	18.8
2006	20.5	18.9
2005	19.4	18.7
2004	18.7	18.8
2003	17.5	19.1
2002	16.4	19.2
2001	15.9	19
2000	15.8	18.4
1999	15.8	17.9
1998	16.3	17.8
1997	16.5	18.5
1996	17.4	19
1995	18.7	19.6
1994	19.8	20
1993	20.5	20
1992	21.4	20.1
1991	22.2	20.2
1990	23	20.5
1989	24.2	20.6
1988	25.7	20.3
1987	27	20.8
1986	27.8	21.4
1985	28.2	22.4
1984	27.6	23.5
1983	26.9	24.4
1982	26.4	26
1981	26.6	28.1
1980	26.7	28.6
1979	25.7	29.3
1978	25.2	29
1977	25.5	28.3
1976	25.7	28.3
1975	25.9	28.2
1974	26.2	28.2
1973	26.4	28.9
1972	26.5	29.7
1971	26.2	30.2
1970	25.7	31.2
1969	25.5	31.8
1968	26.2	32.6
1967	27.3	33.2
1966	27.9	33.2
1965	28.9	33.8
1964	31.1	34.5
1963	33.4	34.7
1962	34.9	35.1
1961	36	35.6
1960	36.8	36.3

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 20.1 in Kazakhstan and 11.2 in Sri Lanka, compared with 36.8 and 36.3, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Kazakhstan

Factual

UN forecast

Sri Lanka

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2100	17.5%	13.1%
2099	17.6%	13.1%
2098	17.7%	13.2%
2097	17.8%	13.2%
2096	18%	13.2%
2095	18.1%	13.3%
2094	18.3%	13.3%
2093	18.4%	13.4%
2092	18.6%	13.4%
2091	18.8%	13.5%
2090	18.9%	13.6%
2089	19.1%	13.7%
2088	19.2%	13.7%
2087	19.4%	13.8%
2086	19.5%	13.9%
2085	19.6%	14%
2084	19.8%	14%
2083	19.9%	14.1%
2082	20%	14.2%
2081	20%	14.3%
2080	20.1%	14.3%
2079	20.2%	14.4%
2078	20.3%	14.5%
2077	20.3%	14.5%
2076	20.4%	14.6%
2075	20.5%	14.6%
2074	20.6%	14.7%
2073	20.7%	14.7%
2072	20.8%	14.8%
2071	20.9%	14.9%
2070	21%	14.9%
2069	21.2%	15%
2068	21.4%	15%
2067	21.5%	15.1%
2066	21.7%	15.2%
2065	22%	15.3%
2064	22.2%	15.4%
2063	22.4%	15.5%
2062	22.7%	15.6%
2061	22.9%	15.7%
2060	23.2%	15.8%
2059	23.4%	16%
2058	23.7%	16.1%
2057	23.9%	16.3%
2056	24.1%	16.4%
2055	24.3%	16.6%
2054	24.4%	16.8%
2053	24.5%	16.9%
2052	24.6%	17.1%
2051	24.7%	17.2%
2050	24.7%	17.4%
2049	24.7%	17.5%
2048	24.7%	17.7%
2047	24.7%	17.8%
2046	24.7%	17.9%
2045	24.6%	18%
2044	24.6%	18.2%
2043	24.5%	18.3%
2042	24.5%	18.4%
2041	24.6%	18.5%
2040	24.6%	18.6%
2039	24.7%	18.7%
2038	24.9%	18.9%
2037	25.2%	19%
2036	25.6%	19.1%
2035	25.9%	19.3%
2034	26.3%	19.5%
2033	26.6%	19.7%
2032	27%	19.9%
2031	27.3%	20.1%
2030	27.7%	20.3%
2029	28%	20.6%
2028	28.4%	20.9%
2027	28.7%	21.2%
2026	29%	21.5%
2025	29.3%	21.9%
2024	29.4%	22%
2023	29.5%	22.4%
2022	29.6%	22.7%
2021	29.5%	23%
2020	29.2%	23.3%
2019	29%	23.7%
2018	28.8%	24%
2017	28.5%	24.2%
2016	28.1%	24.5%
2015	27.7%	24.7%
2014	27.2%	24.9%
2013	26.7%	25%
2012	26.2%	25.2%
2011	25.7%	25.3%
2010	25.4%	25.4%
2009	25.1%	25.5%
2008	24.9%	25.6%
2007	24.7%	25.7%
2006	24.7%	25.7%
2005	24.8%	25.8%
2004	25.1%	26%
2003	25.6%	26.1%
2002	26.2%	26.3%
2001	26.9%	26.6%
2000	27.6%	27%
1999	28.3%	27.4%
1998	29%	27.8%
1997	29.6%	28.2%
1996	30.1%	28.6%
1995	30.5%	29.2%
1994	30.8%	29.9%
1993	31.1%	30.6%
1992	31.4%	31.4%
1991	31.6%	32.1%
1990	31.7%	32.5%
1989	31.9%	33%
1988	32.1%	33.5%
1987	32.4%	34%
1986	32.6%	34.6%
1985	32.6%	35.2%
1984	32.6%	35.5%
1983	32.6%	35.8%
1982	32.7%	36%
1981	32.8%	36.2%
1980	33%	36.4%
1979	32.9%	36.7%
1978	32.8%	36.9%
1977	33.1%	37.2%
1976	33.3%	37.6%
1975	33.6%	38%
1974	34.1%	38.4%
1973	34.7%	38.8%
1972	35.2%	39.2%
1971	35.6%	39.5%
1970	36.1%	39.7%
1969	36.5%	39.9%
1968	37%	40.1%
1967	37.4%	40.3%
1966	37.8%	40.4%
1965	38.1%	40.5%
1964	38.4%	40.6%
1963	38.5%	40.7%
1962	38.4%	40.8%
1961	38%	40.9%
1960	37.2%	41%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.4% of the population in Kazakhstan and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 31.7% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2023	10	18
2022	14	22
2021	23	34
2020	18	23
2019	11	20
2018	11	21
2017	12	21
2016	12	22
2015	13	22
2014	14	23
2013	15	23
2012	17	24
2011	19	25
2010	22	26
2009	25	28
2008	28	30
2007	32	31
2006	35	32
2005	38	32
2004	41	37
2003	45	35
2002	48	36
2001	53	37
2000	58	39
1999	63	41
1998	68	43
1997	71	45
1996	72	47
1995	72	48
1994	70	49
1993	67	51
1992	65	54
1991	64	57
1990	64	59
1989	64	61
1988	65	62
1987	66	64
1986	67	66
1985	68	68

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan, compared to 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Under-five mortality rates

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Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Kazakhstan	Sri Lanka
2023	0.96%	0.61%
2022	0.98%	0.64%
2021	1%	0.66%
2020	1.01%	0.69%
2019	1.02%	0.72%
2018	1.03%	0.76%
2017	1.05%	0.79%
2016	1.1%	0.83%
2015	1.19%	0.87%
2014	1.3%	0.92%
2013	1.46%	0.98%
2012	1.63%	1.03%
2011	1.83%	1.08%
2010	2.04%	1.12%
2009	2.25%	2.08%
2008	2.47%	1.2%
2007	2.69%	1.26%
2006	2.9%	1.33%
2005	3.12%	1.4%
2004	3.33%	2.88%
2003	3.54%	1.52%
2002	3.76%	1.55%
2001	3.99%	1.58%
2000	4.25%	1.63%
1999	4.51%	1.69%
1998	4.76%	1.76%
1997	4.99%	1.86%
1996	5.16%	1.95%
1995	5.26%	2.05%
1994	5.28%	2.14%
1993	5.23%	2.22%
1992	5.16%	2.29%
1991	5.13%	2.32%
1990	5.16%	2.33%
1989	5.23%	2.74%
1988	5.37%	2.41%
1987	5.54%	2.54%
1986	5.73%	2.74%
1985	5.94%	3.02%
1984	6.16%	3.35%
1983	6.38%	3.67%
1982	6.6%	3.98%
1981	6.83%	4.29%
1980	7.05%	4.63%
1979	7.24%	4.99%
1978	7.39%	5.38%
1977	7.53%	5.77%
1976	7.66%	6.12%
1975	7.8%	6.41%
1974	7.96%	6.62%
1973	8.14%	6.77%
1972	8.33%	6.86%
1971	8.54%	6.94%
1970	-	7.02%
1969	-	7.14%
1968	-	7.32%
1967	-	7.55%
1966	-	7.81%
1965	-	8.07%
1964	-	8.3%
1963	-	8.48%
1962	-	8.66%
1961	-	8.95%
1960	-	9.41%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Kazakhstan and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.