Live births in Sri Lanka
Live births in Sri Lanka was 324,102 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 70th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 324,102 Estimated |
| 2022 | 326,112 Estimated |
| 2021 | 328,525 Estimated |
| 2020 | 331,170 Estimated |
| 2019 | 334,362 Estimated |
| 2018 | 337,145 Estimated |
| 2017 | 339,514 Estimated |
| 2016 | 342,918 Estimated |
| 2015 | 348,168 Estimated |
| 2014 | 356,005 Estimated |
| 2013 | 363,696 Estimated |
| 2012 | 363,017 Estimated |
| 2011 | 359,070 Estimated |
| 2010 | 358,011 Estimated |
| 2009 | 365,886 Estimated |
| 2008 | 375,547 Estimated |
| 2007 | 385,456 Estimated |
| 2006 | 383,691 Estimated |
| 2005 | 378,376 Estimated |
| 2004 | 378,170 Estimated |
| 2003 | 380,930 Estimated |
| 2002 | 379,721 Estimated |
| 2001 | 371,424 Estimated |
| 2000 | 355,040 Estimated |
| 1999 | 338,438 Estimated |
| 1998 | 331,320 Estimated |
| 1997 | 336,714 Estimated |
| 1996 | 340,970 Estimated |
| 1995 | 344,690 Estimated |
| 1994 | 344,907 Estimated |
| 1993 | 340,144 Estimated |
| 1992 | 335,740 Estimated |
| 1991 | 332,081 Estimated |
| 1990 | 335,791 Estimated |
| 1989 | 334,326 Estimated |
| 1988 | 327,043 Estimated |
| 1987 | 331,586 Estimated |
| 1986 | 336,476 Estimated |
| 1985 | 348,540 Estimated |
| 1984 | 362,742 Estimated |
| 1983 | 375,766 Estimated |
| 1982 | 396,732 Estimated |
| 1981 | 424,830 Estimated |
| 1980 | 424,706 Estimated |
| 1979 | 426,916 Estimated |
| 1978 | 415,361 Estimated |
| 1977 | 398,213 Estimated |
| 1976 | 390,804 Estimated |
| 1975 | 381,947 Estimated |
| 1974 | 375,065 Estimated |
| 1973 | 377,411 Estimated |
| 1972 | 380,516 Estimated |
| 1971 | 379,454 Estimated |
| 1970 | 382,894 Estimated |
| 1969 | 381,866 Estimated |
| 1968 | 382,157 Estimated |
| 1967 | 380,300 Estimated |
| 1966 | 371,564 Estimated |
| 1965 | 369,071 Estimated |
| 1964 | 367,218 Estimated |
| 1963 | 361,121 Estimated |
| 1962 | 356,064 Estimated |
| 1961 | 352,100 Estimated |
| 1960 | 350,999 Estimated |
| 1959 | 347,545 Estimated |
| 1958 | 339,094 Estimated |
| 1957 | 327,500 Estimated |
| 1956 | 316,297 Estimated |
| 1955 | 312,004 Estimated |
| 1954 | 307,274 Estimated |
| 1953 | 302,216 Estimated |
| 1952 | 296,067 Estimated |
| 1951 | 289,322 Estimated |
| 1950 | 280,651 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sri-lanka. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sri-lanka.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/sri-lanka (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_sri_lanka_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Sri Lanka, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sri-lanka. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Sri Lanka?
Live births in Sri Lanka was 324,102 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 70th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Sri Lanka?
426,916 in 1979, the highest value since 1950 in this series.