Fertility & birth rates in Sri Lanka and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Sri Lanka vs Taiwan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Sri Lanka was 1.97 children per woman in 2023, compared to 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sri Lanka	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
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	2.46
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	2.54	-
1991	2.51	1.72
1992	2.49	-
1993	2.44	-
1994	2.4	-
1995	2.35	-
1996	2.29	-
1997	2.22	-
1998	2.14	-
1999	2.14	-
2000	2.21	-
2001	2.28	1.4
2002	2.31	-
2003	2.3	-
2004	2.27	-
2005	2.26	-
2006	2.29	-
2007	2.3	-
2008	2.23	-
2009	2.18	-
2010	2.13	-
2011	2.14	1.07
2012	2.17	-
2013	2.18	-
2014	2.13	-
2015	2.09	1.18
2016	2.06	1.17
2017	2.04	1.13
2018	2.03	1.06
2019	2.02	1.05
2020	2.01	0.99
2021	2	0.98
2022	1.98	0.87
2023	1.97	0.87
2024	1.95	0.89
2025	1.94	0.88
2026	1.93	0.88
2027	1.91	0.89
2028	1.9	0.9
2029	1.89	0.91
2030	1.88	0.91
2031	1.87	0.92
2032	1.86	0.93
2033	1.85	0.95
2034	1.85	0.96
2035	1.84	0.97
2036	1.83	0.98
2037	1.83	0.99
2038	1.82	1
2039	1.81	1.01
2040	1.81	1.02
2041	1.8	1.03
2042	1.8	1.04
2043	1.8	1.05
2044	1.79	1.06
2045	1.79	1.07
2046	1.79	1.07
2047	1.78	1.08
2048	1.78	1.09
2049	1.77	1.1
2050	1.77	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Sri Lanka	Taiwan
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%	36.2%
1975	38%	35.4%
1976	37.6%	34.7%
1977	37.2%	34%
1978	36.9%	33.3%
1979	36.7%	32.7%
1980	36.4%	32.1%
1981	36.2%	31.6%
1982	36%	31.2%
1983	35.8%	30.8%
1984	35.5%	30.2%
1985	35.2%	29.6%
1986	34.6%	29%
1987	34%	28.4%
1988	33.5%	28%
1989	33%	27.5%
1990	32.5%	27.1%
1991	32.1%	26.3%
1992	31.4%	25.8%
1993	30.6%	25.1%
1994	29.9%	24.4%
1995	29.2%	23.8%
1996	28.6%	23.1%
1997	28.2%	22.6%
1998	27.8%	22%
1999	27.4%	21.4%
2000	27%	21.1%
2001	26.6%	20.8%
2002	26.3%	20.4%
2003	26.1%	19.8%
2004	26%	19.3%
2005	25.8%	18.7%
2006	25.7%	18.1%
2007	25.7%	17.6%
2008	25.6%	17%
2009	25.5%	16.3%
2010	25.4%	15.6%
2011	25.3%	15.1%
2012	25.2%	14.6%
2013	25%	14.3%
2014	24.9%	14%
2015	24.7%	13.6%
2016	24.5%	13.3%
2017	24.2%	13.1%
2018	24%	12.9%
2019	23.7%	12.8%
2020	23.3%	12.6%
2021	23%	12.4%
2022	22.7%	12.1%
2023	22.4%	11.9%
2024	22%	11.7%
2025	21.7%	11.5%
2026	21.4%	11.3%
2027	21.1%	10.9%
2028	20.8%	10.5%
2029	20.5%	10.2%
2030	20.2%	9.8%
2031	20%	9.39%
2032	19.8%	9.06%
2033	19.6%	8.79%
2034	19.4%	8.55%
2035	19.2%	8.34%
2036	19.1%	8.2%
2037	18.9%	8.11%
2038	18.8%	8.06%
2039	18.7%	8.03%
2040	18.6%	8.01%
2041	18.4%	7.99%
2042	18.3%	7.99%
2043	18.2%	8%
2044	18.1%	8.01%
2045	18%	8.03%
2046	17.9%	8.06%
2047	17.7%	8.1%
2048	17.6%	8.14%
2049	17.5%	8.19%
2050	17.3%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 22% of the population in Sri Lanka and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 32.5% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sri Lanka and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Sri Lanka vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.75% in Sri Lanka and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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
	Sri Lanka	Taiwan
1960	247,631	-
1961	251,087	-
1962	256,719	-
1963	262,880	-
1964	269,584	-
1965	272,422	-
1966	275,549	346,958
1967	284,738	356,019
1968	286,642	365,133
1969	286,218	379,160
1970	286,719	393,010
1971	281,200	401,921
1972	282,494	410,193
1973	278,577	417,863
1974	275,521	425,401
1975	282,496	433,225
1976	291,816	442,018
1977	300,038	450,897
1978	317,055	459,289
1979	329,791	468,197
1980	328,155	477,138
1981	328,096	326,883
1982	300,030	332,774
1983	277,768	338,181
1984	263,175	343,199
1985	247,836	347,942
1986	233,782	351,930
1987	226,414	355,657
1988	219,184	359,694
1989	212,401	363,606
1990	224,454	367,657
1991	218,117	215,698
1992	222,230	217,809
1993	226,257	219,858
1994	228,904	221,832
1995	221,957	223,736
1996	215,290	225,564
1997	208,193	227,591
1998	201,059	229,712
1999	206,876	231,550
2000	227,060	233,382
2001	244,377	132,707
2002	252,840	133,431
2003	252,008	134,023
2004	212,527	134,522
2005	248,683	135,015
2006	248,706	135,572
2007	248,287	136,130
2008	232,225	136,607
2009	200,175	137,086
2010	224,325	137,458
2011	224,461	43,836
2012	229,138	43,981
2013	221,021	44,121
2014	211,541	44,233
2015	201,815	49,741
2016	194,232	35,980
2017	187,993	22,613
2018	183,610	8,725
2019	172,243	1,416
2020	170,968	-7,782
2021	121,858	-30,039
2022	95,378	-68,327
2023	66,111	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Sri Lanka vs Taiwan

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sri Lanka	Taiwan
1985	68	-
1986	66	9.4
1987	64	8.9
1988	62	9
1989	61	12.7
1990	59	12.2
1991	57	8.1
1992	54	6.8
1993	51	9.2
1994	49	8
1995	48	7.7
1996	47	7.7
1997	45	9.2
1998	43	8.9
1999	41	8.4
2000	39	7.8
2001	37	7.8
2002	36	7.8
2003	35	7.8
2004	37	7.8
2005	32	7.8
2006	32	7.8
2007	31	7.8
2008	30	7.8
2009	28	7.8
2010	26	7.8
2011	25	7.8
2012	24	8.5
2013	23	8.5
2014	23	8.5
2015	22	11.3
2016	22	11.6
2017	21	11.6
2018	21	11.6
2019	20	15.4
2020	23	13
2021	34	14
2022	22	14
2023	18	14
2024	-	14