Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1981

Sri Lanka
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 3.65 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 424,830 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.65
Births
424,830
Births per 1,000 people
28.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
15,099,414
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%102
15-1937.35.1%29,807
20-24170.323.3%120,907
25-29212.229.1%125,741
30-34188.525.8%97,873
35-3989.312.2%38,978
40-4428.33.9%10,161
45-493.80.5%1,175
50-540.30.0%83