Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1955

Sri Lanka
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.31
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 5.31 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 312,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.31
Births
312,004
Births per 1,000 people
36.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
8,623,330
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.40.1%665
15-1973.97.0%29,617
20-24245.423.1%85,191
25-29290.627.3%89,698
30-34248.323.4%65,546
35-39153.114.4%32,707
40-4442.24.0%7,463
45-497.50.7%1,078
50-540.40.0%41