Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Sri Lanka chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 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 Palestine 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
	Palestine	Sri Lanka
1960	-	5.35
1961	-	5.24
1962	-	5.18
1963	-	5.12
1964	-	5.06
1965	-	4.93
1966	-	4.83
1967	-	4.79
1968	-	4.66
1969	-	4.5
1970	-	4.39
1971	-	4.27
1972	-	4.16
1973	-	4
1974	-	3.86
1975	-	3.82
1976	-	3.78
1977	-	3.74
1978	-	3.81
1979	-	3.82
1980	-	3.73
1981	-	3.65
1982	-	3.32
1983	-	3.11
1984	-	3.01
1985	-	2.9
1986	-	2.74
1987	-	2.64
1988	-	2.57
1989	-	2.58
1990	6.81	2.54
1991	6.75	2.51
1992	6.65	2.49
1993	6.5	2.44
1994	6.33	2.4
1995	6.16	2.35
1996	5.99	2.29
1997	5.82	2.22
1998	5.69	2.14
1999	5.58	2.14
2000	5.46	2.21
2001	5.34	2.28
2002	5.22	2.31
2003	5.06	2.3
2004	4.97	2.27
2005	4.87	2.26
2006	4.74	2.29
2007	4.63	2.3
2008	4.51	2.23
2009	4.44	2.18
2010	4.43	2.13
2011	4.31	2.14
2012	4.15	2.17
2013	4.05	2.18
2014	4	2.13
2015	3.98	2.09
2016	3.89	2.06
2017	3.77	2.04
2018	3.67	2.03
2019	3.59	2.02
2020	3.51	2.01
2021	3.44	2
2022	3.38	1.98
2023	3.31	1.97
2024	3.25	1.95
2025	3.19	1.94
2026	3.13	1.93
2027	3.07	1.91
2028	3.02	1.9
2029	2.97	1.89
2030	2.93	1.88
2031	2.89	1.87
2032	2.85	1.86
2033	2.81	1.85
2034	2.78	1.85
2035	2.75	1.84
2036	2.71	1.83
2037	2.68	1.83
2038	2.65	1.82
2039	2.62	1.81
2040	2.59	1.81
2041	2.56	1.8
2042	2.53	1.8
2043	2.51	1.8
2044	2.48	1.79
2045	2.45	1.79
2046	2.43	1.79
2047	2.41	1.78
2048	2.38	1.78
2049	2.36	1.77
2050	2.34	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Sri Lanka
1960	-	41%
1961	-	40.9%
1962	-	40.8%
1963	-	40.7%
1964	-	40.6%
1965	-	40.5%
1966	-	40.4%
1967	-	40.3%
1968	-	40.1%
1969	-	39.9%
1970	-	39.7%
1971	-	39.5%
1972	-	39.2%
1973	-	38.8%
1974	-	38.4%
1975	-	38%
1976	-	37.6%
1977	-	37.2%
1978	-	36.9%
1979	-	36.7%
1980	-	36.4%
1981	-	36.2%
1982	-	36%
1983	-	35.8%
1984	-	35.5%
1985	-	35.2%
1986	-	34.6%
1987	-	34%
1988	-	33.5%
1989	-	33%
1990	49.1%	32.5%
1991	49.1%	32.1%
1992	49%	31.4%
1993	49%	30.6%
1994	48.9%	29.9%
1995	48.8%	29.2%
1996	48.6%	28.6%
1997	48.4%	28.2%
1998	48.1%	27.8%
1999	47.8%	27.4%
2000	47.4%	27%
2001	47.1%	26.6%
2002	46.6%	26.3%
2003	46.1%	26.1%
2004	45.6%	26%
2005	45%	25.8%
2006	44.3%	25.7%
2007	43.7%	25.7%
2008	43%	25.6%
2009	42.4%	25.5%
2010	41.9%	25.4%
2011	41.5%	25.3%
2012	41.1%	25.2%
2013	40.7%	25%
2014	40.4%	24.9%
2015	40.1%	24.7%
2016	39.9%	24.5%
2017	39.7%	24.2%
2018	39.6%	24%
2019	39.5%	23.7%
2020	39.3%	23.3%
2021	39%	23%
2022	38.7%	22.7%
2023	38.4%	22.4%
2024	38%	22%
2025	37.6%	21.7%
2026	37%	21.4%
2027	36.5%	21.1%
2028	35.9%	20.8%
2029	35.3%	20.5%
2030	34.7%	20.2%
2031	34%	20%
2032	33.4%	19.8%
2033	32.8%	19.6%
2034	32.3%	19.4%
2035	31.8%	19.2%
2036	31.4%	19.1%
2037	31%	18.9%
2038	30.6%	18.8%
2039	30.3%	18.7%
2040	30%	18.6%
2041	29.7%	18.4%
2042	29.4%	18.3%
2043	29.2%	18.2%
2044	28.9%	18.1%
2045	28.6%	18%
2046	28.4%	17.9%
2047	28.1%	17.7%
2048	27.8%	17.6%
2049	27.5%	17.5%
2050	27.2%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Sri Lanka
1960	-	247,631
1961	-	251,087
1962	-	256,719
1963	-	262,880
1964	-	269,584
1965	-	272,422
1966	-	275,549
1967	-	284,738
1968	-	286,642
1969	-	286,218
1970	-	286,719
1971	-	281,200
1972	-	282,494
1973	-	278,577
1974	-	275,521
1975	-	282,496
1976	-	291,816
1977	-	300,038
1978	-	317,055
1979	-	329,791
1980	-	328,155
1981	-	328,096
1982	-	300,030
1983	-	277,768
1984	-	263,175
1985	-	247,836
1986	-	233,782
1987	-	226,414
1988	-	219,184
1989	-	212,401
1990	76,163	224,454
1991	79,444	218,117
1992	82,865	222,230
1993	86,434	226,257
1994	90,156	228,904
1995	94,037	221,957
1996	98,085	215,290
1997	102,307	208,193
1998	103,566	201,059
1999	104,823	206,876
2000	106,367	227,060
2001	107,320	244,377
2002	108,560	252,840
2003	109,162	252,008
2004	110,045	212,527
2005	110,569	248,683
2006	111,728	248,706
2007	112,453	248,287
2008	108,395	232,225
2009	111,724	200,175
2010	117,674	224,325
2011	119,021	224,461
2012	119,185	229,138
2013	120,503	221,021
2014	120,724	211,541
2015	126,189	201,815
2016	126,698	194,232
2017	125,688	187,993
2018	124,791	183,610
2019	124,508	172,243
2020	122,416	170,968
2021	120,396	121,858
2022	123,987	95,378
2023	102,613	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Sri Lanka

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Sri Lanka
1985	102	68
1986	96	66
1987	87	64
1988	85	62
1989	82	61
1990	78	59
1991	75	57
1992	73	54
1993	69	51
1994	66	49
1995	64	48
1996	61	47
1997	60	45
1998	59	43
1999	58	41
2000	59	39
2001	60	37
2002	58	36
2003	56	35
2004	55	37
2005	52	32
2006	51	32
2007	49	31
2008	49	30
2009	48	28
2010	42	26
2011	39	25
2012	36	24
2013	32	23
2014	29	23
2015	26	22
2016	23	22
2017	21	21
2018	19	21
2019	18	20
2020	20	23
2021	29	34
2022	17	22
2023	16	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	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	-	6.94%
1972	-	6.86%
1973	-	6.77%
1974	-	6.62%
1975	10.8%	6.41%
1976	10.2%	6.12%
1977	9.55%	5.77%
1978	8.98%	5.38%
1979	8.45%	4.99%
1980	7.95%	4.63%
1981	7.48%	4.29%
1982	7.04%	3.98%
1983	6.63%	3.67%
1984	6.25%	3.35%
1985	5.89%	3.02%
1986	5.56%	2.74%
1987	5.25%	2.54%
1988	4.97%	2.41%
1989	4.72%	2.74%
1990	4.49%	2.33%
1991	4.28%	2.32%
1992	4.09%	2.29%
1993	3.92%	2.22%
1994	3.77%	2.14%
1995	3.62%	2.05%
1996	3.49%	1.95%
1997	3.36%	1.86%
1998	3.24%	1.76%
1999	3.13%	1.69%
2000	3.03%	1.63%
2001	2.94%	1.58%
2002	2.85%	1.55%
2003	2.77%	1.52%
2004	2.68%	2.88%
2005	2.6%	1.4%
2006	2.52%	1.33%
2007	2.43%	1.26%
2008	2.35%	1.2%
2009	2.28%	2.08%
2010	2.2%	1.12%
2011	2.12%	1.08%
2012	2.04%	1.03%
2013	1.97%	0.98%
2014	2.2%	0.92%
2015	1.83%	0.87%
2016	1.76%	0.83%
2017	1.69%	0.79%
2018	1.63%	0.76%
2019	1.57%	0.72%
2020	1.52%	0.69%
2021	1.47%	0.66%
2022	1.42%	0.64%
2023	2.63%	0.61%