Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.97 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.97
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
114th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.46
in 1950
All-time low
1.97
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka is 1.97, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.46 | — |
| 1951 | 5.46 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 5.43 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 5.39 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 5.35 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.31 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 5.26 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.34 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 5.4 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 5.41 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.35 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 5.24 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 5.18 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 5.12 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 5.06 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.93 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.83 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.79 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.66 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 4.5 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.39 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 4.27 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.16 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 4 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.85 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.82 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.78 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.74 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 3.81 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.82 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.73 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.65 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.32 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 3.11 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 3.01 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.9 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.74 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.64 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.58 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.54 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.51 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.49 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.44 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.35 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.29 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.14 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.14 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.21 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.31 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.26 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.29 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.18 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.13 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.06 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.04 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.03 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.02 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.98 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 | 5.26 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 | 4.5 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.74 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.56 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.14 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 | 2.18 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2.02 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,804 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.66 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka was 1.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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