Which has higher number of births, by world region, Peru or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 546,038 births against 539,623 births in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Peru and Saudi Arabia?

6,415 births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Number of births, by world region

Peru

539,623 births

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

546,038 births

in 2023

Peru rank

51st

Saudi Arabia rank

50th

Number of births, by world region over time

Peru
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 546,038 births against 539,623 births in Peru, a difference of 6,415 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	416,735 births	103,473 births	313,262 births	Peru
1960s	522,379 births	145,781 births	376,598 births	Peru
1970s	601,463 births	216,018 births	385,445 births	Peru
1980s	662,506 births	348,162 births	314,345 births	Peru
1990s	663,142 births	425,422 births	237,720 births	Peru
2000s	615,306 births	452,026 births	163,280 births	Peru
2010s	555,523 births	565,855 births	10,332 births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	542,618 births	512,288 births	30,330 births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Peru or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 546,038 births against 539,623 births in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Peru and Saudi Arabia?: 6,415 births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Peru ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.