Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1976

Sri Lanka
1976
Total fertility rate: 3.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 3.78 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 390,804 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
390,804
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
13,796,770
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
10-140.10.0%100
15-1937.55.0%27,593
20-24174.423.0%108,562
25-29227.230.0%123,652
30-34179.523.7%81,745
35-39101.013.3%37,616
40-4430.44.0%9,647
45-496.40.8%1,792
50-540.40.1%99