Fertility & birth rates in Palau and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Palau vs Sri Lanka chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palau was 1.91 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 Palau 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
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	7.19	5.35
1961	7.17	5.24
1962	7.15	5.18
1963	7.12	5.12
1964	7.08	5.06
1965	7.01	4.93
1966	6.93	4.83
1967	6.84	4.79
1968	6.71	4.66
1969	6.58	4.5
1970	6.39	4.39
1971	6.16	4.27
1972	5.9	4.16
1973	5.59	4
1974	5.26	3.86
1975	4.9	3.82
1976	4.53	3.78
1977	4.09	3.74
1978	3.74	3.81
1979	3.49	3.82
1980	3.35	3.73
1981	3.28	3.65
1982	3.22	3.32
1983	3.14	3.11
1984	3.08	3.01
1985	3.01	2.9
1986	2.98	2.74
1987	2.93	2.64
1988	2.91	2.57
1989	2.92	2.58
1990	2.88	2.54
1991	2.74	2.51
1992	2.71	2.49
1993	2.73	2.44
1994	2.66	2.4
1995	2.55	2.35
1996	2.39	2.29
1997	2.19	2.22
1998	2.01	2.14
1999	1.91	2.14
2000	1.82	2.21
2001	1.87	2.28
2002	1.92	2.31
2003	1.96	2.3
2004	1.99	2.27
2005	2.02	2.26
2006	2	2.29
2007	1.97	2.3
2008	1.95	2.23
2009	1.94	2.18
2010	1.94	2.13
2011	1.97	2.14
2012	2.01	2.17
2013	2.05	2.18
2014	2.03	2.13
2015	2	2.09
2016	2.06	2.06
2017	2.02	2.04
2018	1.97	2.03
2019	1.98	2.02
2020	1.97	2.01
2021	1.95	2
2022	1.93	1.98
2023	1.91	1.97
2024	1.88	1.95
2025	1.86	1.94
2026	1.84	1.93
2027	1.82	1.91
2028	1.81	1.9
2029	1.8	1.89
2030	1.79	1.88
2031	1.78	1.87
2032	1.77	1.86
2033	1.76	1.85
2034	1.76	1.85
2035	1.75	1.84
2036	1.75	1.83
2037	1.75	1.83
2038	1.74	1.82
2039	1.74	1.81
2040	1.74	1.81
2041	1.74	1.8
2042	1.73	1.8
2043	1.73	1.8
2044	1.73	1.79
2045	1.73	1.79
2046	1.73	1.79
2047	1.72	1.78
2048	1.72	1.78
2049	1.72	1.77
2050	1.72	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	47%	41%
1961	48.2%	40.9%
1962	49.1%	40.8%
1963	49.8%	40.7%
1964	50.1%	40.6%
1965	50.3%	40.5%
1966	50.2%	40.4%
1967	49.6%	40.3%
1968	48.4%	40.1%
1969	47.2%	39.9%
1970	46.5%	39.7%
1971	46.2%	39.5%
1972	46%	39.2%
1973	45.6%	38.8%
1974	44.9%	38.4%
1975	44.2%	38%
1976	43.4%	37.6%
1977	42.7%	37.2%
1978	41.9%	36.9%
1979	41.1%	36.7%
1980	40.1%	36.4%
1981	38.9%	36.2%
1982	37.7%	36%
1983	36.7%	35.8%
1984	36%	35.5%
1985	35.4%	35.2%
1986	34.5%	34.6%
1987	33.2%	34%
1988	32%	33.5%
1989	31%	33%
1990	30.2%	32.5%
1991	29.4%	32.1%
1992	28.8%	31.4%
1993	28.5%	30.6%
1994	28.2%	29.9%
1995	28%	29.2%
1996	27.5%	28.6%
1997	26.7%	28.2%
1998	25.8%	27.8%
1999	24.8%	27.4%
2000	24.1%	27%
2001	24%	26.6%
2002	24.1%	26.3%
2003	24.2%	26.1%
2004	24.2%	26%
2005	23.9%	25.8%
2006	23.2%	25.7%
2007	22.5%	25.7%
2008	21.9%	25.6%
2009	21.4%	25.5%
2010	21%	25.4%
2011	20.6%	25.3%
2012	20.3%	25.2%
2013	20.2%	25%
2014	20.3%	24.9%
2015	20.3%	24.7%
2016	20.1%	24.5%
2017	19.9%	24.2%
2018	19.7%	24%
2019	19.5%	23.7%
2020	19.2%	23.3%
2021	19.1%	23%
2022	18.8%	22.7%
2023	18.5%	22.4%
2024	18.2%	22%
2025	17.9%	21.7%
2026	17.6%	21.4%
2027	17.3%	21.1%
2028	17%	20.8%
2029	16.7%	20.5%
2030	16.5%	20.2%
2031	16.3%	20%
2032	16.1%	19.8%
2033	16%	19.6%
2034	16%	19.4%
2035	15.9%	19.2%
2036	15.9%	19.1%
2037	15.9%	18.9%
2038	15.9%	18.8%
2039	15.9%	18.7%
2040	16%	18.6%
2041	16%	18.4%
2042	16.1%	18.3%
2043	16.2%	18.2%
2044	16.2%	18.1%
2045	16.3%	18%
2046	16.3%	17.9%
2047	16.3%	17.7%
2048	16.4%	17.6%
2049	16.4%	17.5%
2050	16.3%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Palau and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 30.2% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palau and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Palau vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Palau 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
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	296	247,631
1961	298	251,087
1962	296	256,719
1963	291	262,880
1964	284	269,584
1965	275	272,422
1966	268	275,549
1967	266	284,738
1968	275	286,642
1969	283	286,218
1970	286	286,719
1971	287	281,200
1972	280	282,494
1973	268	278,577
1974	256	275,521
1975	249	282,496
1976	236	291,816
1977	213	300,038
1978	193	317,055
1979	176	329,791
1980	165	328,155
1981	161	328,096
1982	170	300,030
1983	176	277,768
1984	181	263,175
1985	181	247,836
1986	182	233,782
1987	182	226,414
1988	183	219,184
1989	185	212,401
1990	181	224,454
1991	175	218,117
1992	183	222,230
1993	196	226,257
1994	195	228,904
1995	186	221,957
1996	166	215,290
1997	140	208,193
1998	116	201,059
1999	100	206,876
2000	85	227,060
2001	88	244,377
2002	88	252,840
2003	86	252,008
2004	83	212,527
2005	80	248,683
2006	79	248,706
2007	80	248,287
2008	79	232,225
2009	81	200,175
2010	81	224,325
2011	83	224,461
2012	86	229,138
2013	88	221,021
2014	73	211,541
2015	55	201,815
2016	53	194,232
2017	43	187,993
2018	29	183,610
2019	23	172,243
2020	8	170,968
2021	-3	121,858
2022	-7	95,378
2023	-10	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Palau vs Sri Lanka

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palau, compared to 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1985	95	68
1986	92	66
1987	88	64
1988	96	62
1989	93	61
1990	100	59
1991	106	57
1992	113	54
1993	109	51
1994	116	49
1995	111	48
1996	123	47
1997	125	45
1998	119	43
1999	115	41
2000	119	39
2001	118	37
2002	117	36
2003	108	35
2004	106	37
2005	105	32
2006	105	32
2007	98	31
2008	99	30
2009	94	28
2010	96	26
2011	83	25
2012	84	24
2013	85	23
2014	78	23
2015	79	22
2016	80	22
2017	80	21
2018	82	21
2019	84	20
2020	117	23
2021	109	34
2022	121	22
2023	89	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.23% in Palau 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
	Palau	Sri Lanka
1960	-	9.41%
1961	-	8.95%
1962	-	8.66%
1963	-	8.48%
1964	-	8.3%
1965	9.58%	8.07%
1966	9.27%	7.81%
1967	8.97%	7.55%
1968	8.65%	7.32%
1969	8.34%	7.14%
1970	8%	7.02%
1971	7.62%	6.94%
1972	7.24%	6.86%
1973	6.85%	6.77%
1974	6.46%	6.62%
1975	6.06%	6.41%
1976	5.7%	6.12%
1977	5.37%	5.77%
1978	5.09%	5.38%
1979	4.84%	4.99%
1980	4.63%	4.63%
1981	4.44%	4.29%
1982	4.27%	3.98%
1983	4.13%	3.67%
1984	4.01%	3.35%
1985	3.9%	3.02%
1986	3.81%	2.74%
1987	3.73%	2.54%
1988	3.66%	2.41%
1989	3.6%	2.74%
1990	3.53%	2.33%
1991	3.47%	2.32%
1992	3.4%	2.29%
1993	3.32%	2.22%
1994	3.23%	2.14%
1995	3.14%	2.05%
1996	3.04%	1.95%
1997	2.94%	1.86%
1998	2.84%	1.76%
1999	2.74%	1.69%
2000	2.65%	1.63%
2001	2.55%	1.58%
2002	2.46%	1.55%
2003	2.38%	1.52%
2004	2.29%	2.88%
2005	2.21%	1.4%
2006	2.14%	1.33%
2007	2.07%	1.26%
2008	2.02%	1.2%
2009	1.98%	2.08%
2010	1.97%	1.12%
2011	1.97%	1.08%
2012	1.99%	1.03%
2013	2.03%	0.98%
2014	2.08%	0.92%
2015	2.14%	0.87%
2016	2.21%	0.83%
2017	2.28%	0.79%
2018	2.32%	0.76%
2019	2.34%	0.72%
2020	2.33%	0.69%
2021	2.3%	0.66%
2022	2.27%	0.64%
2023	2.23%	0.61%