Fertility & birth rates in Sri Lanka and Turkey

Fertility rate in Sri Lanka vs Turkey by year

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Sri Lanka

Turkey

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Year	Fertility rate
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2023	1.97	1.51
2022	1.98	1.63
2021	2	1.71
2020	2.01	1.77
2019	2.02	1.89
2018	2.03	2
2017	2.04	2.08
2016	2.06	2.11
2015	2.09	2.16
2014	2.13	2.19
2013	2.18	2.11
2012	2.17	2.11
2011	2.14	2.05
2010	2.13	2.08
2009	2.18	2.1
2008	2.23	2.15
2007	2.3	2.16
2006	2.29	2.19
2005	2.26	2.2
2004	2.27	2.2
2003	2.3	2.2
2002	2.31	2.27
2001	2.28	2.39
2000	2.21	2.49
1999	2.14	2.63
1998	2.14	2.71
1997	2.22	2.74
1996	2.29	2.78
1995	2.35	2.84
1994	2.4	2.87
1993	2.44	2.92
1992	2.49	2.94
1991	2.51	3
1990	2.54	3.11
1989	2.58	3.34
1988	2.57	3.45
1987	2.64	3.54
1986	2.74	3.66
1985	2.9	3.78
1984	3.01	3.91
1983	3.11	4.06
1982	3.32	4.21
1981	3.65	4.35
1980	3.73	4.45
1979	3.82	4.58
1978	3.81	4.69
1977	3.74	4.78
1976	3.78	4.93
1975	3.82	5.09
1974	3.86	5.24
1973	4	5.41
1972	4.16	5.55
1971	4.27	5.67
1970	4.39	5.78
1969	4.5	5.87
1968	4.66	5.96
1967	4.79	6.06
1966	4.83	6.15
1965	4.93	6.22
1964	5.06	6.29
1963	5.12	6.34
1962	5.18	6.38
1961	5.24	6.42
1960	5.35	6.38

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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Sri Lanka

Turkey

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Year	Natural population change
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2023	66,111	426,630
2022	95,378	535,373
2021	121,858	521,713
2020	170,968	608,708
2019	172,243	751,472
2018	183,610	830,353
2017	187,993	875,408
2016	194,232	895,841
2015	201,815	930,799
2014	211,541	957,055
2013	221,021	921,386
2012	229,138	917,145
2011	224,461	875,839
2010	224,325	892,334
2009	200,175	900,491
2008	232,225	868,749
2007	248,287	876,626
2006	248,706	897,351
2005	248,683	898,650
2004	212,527	896,025
2003	252,008	893,683
2002	252,840	922,927
2001	244,377	980,560
2000	227,060	1,020,515
1999	206,876	1,063,312
1998	201,059	1,103,242
1997	208,193	1,099,738
1996	215,290	1,091,827
1995	221,957	1,090,630
1994	228,904	1,078,208
1993	226,257	1,064,168
1992	222,230	1,039,125
1991	218,117	1,041,229
1990	224,454	1,044,467
1989	212,401	1,094,036
1988	219,184	1,101,266
1987	226,414	1,099,042
1986	233,782	1,102,660
1985	247,836	1,098,846
1984	263,175	1,096,529
1983	277,768	1,095,106
1982	300,030	1,091,863
1981	328,096	1,100,082
1980	328,155	1,090,538
1979	329,791	1,076,707
1978	317,055	1,054,863
1977	300,038	1,023,779
1976	291,816	1,009,999
1975	282,496	1,012,904
1974	275,521	1,020,053
1973	278,577	1,025,675
1972	282,494	1,023,781
1971	281,200	1,014,165
1970	286,719	991,950
1969	286,218	970,958
1968	286,642	950,778
1967	284,738	936,727
1966	275,549	925,790
1965	272,422	904,016
1964	269,584	884,152
1963	262,880	862,626
1962	256,719	837,473
1961	251,087	816,911
1960	247,631	773,009

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 +0.3% in Sri Lanka and +0.5% in Turkey.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.75% in Sri Lanka and +0.91% in Turkey.

Birth rate in Sri Lanka vs Turkey by year

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Sri Lanka

Turkey

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2023	11.2	11.2
2022	12.4	12.2
2021	12.9	12.9
2020	13.8	13.4
2019	14.6	14.4
2018	15.2	15.4
2017	15.4	16.2
2016	15.7	16.6
2015	16	17.1
2014	16.5	17.5
2013	17	17
2012	17.1	17.2
2011	17.1	16.9
2010	17.1	17.2
2009	17.6	17.6
2008	18.2	18.2
2007	18.8	18.4
2006	18.9	18.7
2005	18.7	18.8
2004	18.8	18.9
2003	19.1	18.9
2002	19.2	19.5
2001	19	20.6
2000	18.4	21.4
1999	17.9	22.6
1998	17.8	23.3
1997	18.5	23.5
1996	19	23.7
1995	19.6	24.1
1994	20	24.3
1993	20	24.4
1992	20.1	24.4
1991	20.2	24.9
1990	20.5	25.5
1989	20.6	26.9
1988	20.3	27.7
1987	20.8	28.3
1986	21.4	29
1985	22.4	29.7
1984	23.5	30.4
1983	24.4	31.2
1982	26	32
1981	28.1	33.1
1980	28.6	33.7
1979	29.3	34.2
1978	29	34.5
1977	28.3	34.7
1976	28.3	35.3
1975	28.2	36.2
1974	28.2	37.3
1973	28.9	38.4
1972	29.7	39.3
1971	30.2	40.1
1970	31.2	40.6
1969	31.8	41
1968	32.6	41.5
1967	33.2	42.1
1966	33.2	42.9
1965	33.8	43.4
1964	34.5	43.9
1963	34.7	44.3
1962	35.1	44.7
1961	35.6	45.2
1960	36.3	45

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Sri Lanka and 11.2 in Turkey, compared with 36.3 and 45, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Sri Lanka

Factual

UN forecast

Turkey

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2100	13.1%	11%
2099	13.1%	11%
2098	13.2%	11.1%
2097	13.2%	11.1%
2096	13.2%	11.2%
2095	13.3%	11.2%
2094	13.3%	11.3%
2093	13.4%	11.4%
2092	13.4%	11.4%
2091	13.5%	11.5%
2090	13.6%	11.6%
2089	13.7%	11.6%
2088	13.7%	11.7%
2087	13.8%	11.7%
2086	13.9%	11.8%
2085	14%	11.8%
2084	14%	11.9%
2083	14.1%	11.9%
2082	14.2%	11.9%
2081	14.3%	11.9%
2080	14.3%	11.9%
2079	14.4%	12%
2078	14.5%	12%
2077	14.5%	12%
2076	14.6%	12%
2075	14.6%	12%
2074	14.7%	12%
2073	14.7%	12%
2072	14.8%	12.1%
2071	14.9%	12.1%
2070	14.9%	12.2%
2069	15%	12.2%
2068	15%	12.3%
2067	15.1%	12.4%
2066	15.2%	12.5%
2065	15.3%	12.7%
2064	15.4%	12.8%
2063	15.5%	13%
2062	15.6%	13.1%
2061	15.7%	13.3%
2060	15.8%	13.5%
2059	16%	13.7%
2058	16.1%	13.8%
2057	16.3%	14%
2056	16.4%	14.2%
2055	16.6%	14.3%
2054	16.8%	14.5%
2053	16.9%	14.6%
2052	17.1%	14.7%
2051	17.2%	14.9%
2050	17.4%	15%
2049	17.5%	15.1%
2048	17.7%	15.2%
2047	17.8%	15.3%
2046	17.9%	15.4%
2045	18%	15.5%
2044	18.2%	15.6%
2043	18.3%	15.7%
2042	18.4%	15.8%
2041	18.5%	15.9%
2040	18.6%	16%
2039	18.7%	16.1%
2038	18.9%	16.3%
2037	19%	16.4%
2036	19.1%	16.6%
2035	19.3%	16.9%
2034	19.5%	17.2%
2033	19.7%	17.6%
2032	19.9%	18%
2031	20.1%	18.4%
2030	20.3%	18.9%
2029	20.6%	19.4%
2028	20.9%	19.9%
2027	21.2%	20.3%
2026	21.5%	20.8%
2025	21.9%	21.2%
2024	22%	21.4%
2023	22.4%	21.8%
2022	22.7%	22.2%
2021	23%	22.5%
2020	23.3%	22.8%
2019	23.7%	23%
2018	24%	23.1%
2017	24.2%	23.3%
2016	24.5%	23.6%
2015	24.7%	23.9%
2014	24.9%	24.3%
2013	25%	24.7%
2012	25.2%	25.1%
2011	25.3%	25.5%
2010	25.4%	25.9%
2009	25.5%	26.3%
2008	25.6%	26.7%
2007	25.7%	27.1%
2006	25.7%	27.5%
2005	25.8%	27.9%
2004	26%	28.3%
2003	26.1%	28.7%
2002	26.3%	29.2%
2001	26.6%	29.7%
2000	27%	30.2%
1999	27.4%	30.8%
1998	27.8%	31.4%
1997	28.2%	32%
1996	28.6%	32.6%
1995	29.2%	33.2%
1994	29.9%	33.8%
1993	30.6%	34.3%
1992	31.4%	34.8%
1991	32.1%	35.3%
1990	32.5%	35.8%
1989	33%	36.3%
1988	33.5%	36.7%
1987	34%	37.2%
1986	34.6%	37.6%
1985	35.2%	38.1%
1984	35.5%	38.5%
1983	35.8%	38.9%
1982	36%	39.3%
1981	36.2%	39.6%
1980	36.4%	39.8%
1979	36.7%	40.1%
1978	36.9%	40.4%
1977	37.2%	40.7%
1976	37.6%	41.1%
1975	38%	41.5%
1974	38.4%	41.8%
1973	38.8%	42.1%
1972	39.2%	42.3%
1971	39.5%	42.5%
1970	39.7%	42.7%
1969	39.9%	42.8%
1968	40.1%	42.9%
1967	40.3%	42.9%
1966	40.4%	42.8%
1965	40.5%	42.8%
1964	40.6%	42.7%
1963	40.7%	42.5%
1962	40.8%	42.4%
1961	40.9%	42.2%
1960	41%	42%

Children aged 0-14 make up 22% of the population in Sri Lanka and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 32.5% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sri Lanka and Turkey compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Sri Lanka vs Turkey

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Sri Lanka

Turkey

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2023	18	15
2022	22	21
2021	34	20
2020	23	19
2019	20	17
2018	21	17
2017	21	18
2016	22	19
2015	22	19
2014	23	20
2013	23	20
2012	24	21
2011	25	23
2010	26	23
2009	28	23
2008	30	24
2007	31	25
2006	32	26
2005	32	27
2004	37	28
2003	35	29
2002	36	30
2001	37	31
2000	39	32
1999	41	34
1998	43	34
1997	45	35
1996	47	36
1995	48	37
1994	49	38
1993	51	39
1992	54	40
1991	57	41
1990	59	42
1989	61	44
1988	62	47
1987	64	50
1986	66	53
1985	68	56

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Under-five mortality rates

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Sri Lanka

Turkey

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Sri Lanka	Turkey
2023	0.61%	1.28%
2022	0.64%	0.96%
2021	0.66%	1.01%
2020	0.69%	1.05%
2019	0.72%	1.1%
2018	0.76%	1.15%
2017	0.79%	1.2%
2016	0.83%	1.26%
2015	0.87%	1.33%
2014	0.92%	1.4%
2013	0.98%	1.49%
2012	1.03%	1.58%
2011	1.08%	1.68%
2010	1.12%	1.79%
2009	2.08%	1.92%
2008	1.2%	2.06%
2007	1.26%	2.21%
2006	1.33%	2.38%
2005	1.4%	2.57%
2004	2.88%	2.77%
2003	1.52%	2.99%
2002	1.55%	3.22%
2001	1.58%	3.47%
2000	1.63%	3.74%
1999	1.69%	4.03%
1998	1.76%	4.33%
1997	1.86%	4.66%
1996	1.95%	5%
1995	2.05%	5.35%
1994	2.14%	5.73%
1993	2.22%	6.11%
1992	2.29%	6.52%
1991	2.32%	6.95%
1990	2.33%	7.38%
1989	2.74%	7.83%
1988	2.41%	8.29%
1987	2.54%	8.77%
1986	2.74%	9.27%
1985	3.02%	9.79%
1984	3.35%	10.3%
1983	3.67%	10.9%
1982	3.98%	11.5%
1981	4.29%	12.1%
1980	4.63%	12.7%
1979	4.99%	13.3%
1978	5.38%	13.9%
1977	5.77%	14.5%
1976	6.12%	15.1%
1975	6.41%	15.7%
1974	6.62%	16.3%
1973	6.77%	16.9%
1972	6.86%	17.5%
1971	6.94%	18%
1970	7.02%	18.6%
1969	7.14%	19.2%
1968	7.32%	19.7%
1967	7.55%	20.4%
1966	7.81%	21%
1965	8.07%	21.7%
1964	8.3%	22.5%
1963	8.48%	23.3%
1962	8.66%	24.1%
1961	8.95%	25%
1960	9.41%	25.8%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Sri Lanka and 1.28% in Turkey. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.