Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1985

Sri Lanka
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 2.89 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 348,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
348,540
Births per 1,000 people
22.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
15,544,154
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%98
15-1933.75.8%27,683
20-24147.125.4%105,906
25-29168.329.0%103,195
30-34124.321.5%64,318
35-3980.113.8%37,509
40-4422.63.9%8,825
45-493.00.5%967
50-540.10.0%35