Crude birth rate per 1,000 people rose 17.4% to 13.1 births in Sri Lanka in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 36.3 births in 1960 and an all time low of 11.2 births in 2023. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in India amounted to 15.7 births, 13.6 births in Malaysia, 15.2 births in Maldives and 12.4 births in Myanmar in 2024.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 98th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bangladesh | births | 8.74 | 8.55 | 8.36 | 8.17 | 7.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | births | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | births | 6.81 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.60 | 6.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | births | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | births | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.82 | 9.62 | 9.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | births | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | births | 9.21 | 9.05 | 8.88 | 8.72 | 8.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | births | 8.38 | 8.25 | 8.13 | 8.00 | 7.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | births | 8.91 | 8.79 | 8.66 | 8.53 | 8.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | births | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | births | 5.11 | 5.03 | 4.95 | 4.87 | 4.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | births | 10.1 | 9.92 | 9.78 | 9.64 | 9.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | births | 5.06 | 4.96 | 4.87 | 4.77 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | births | 6.95 | 6.83 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.45 |
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