Nepal vs Peru: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Nepal
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Peru
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Nepal rank
114th
Peru rank
115th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Nepal
- Peru
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Nepal ranks 114th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 0.8971 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.01 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 0.7267 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.74 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.0199 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 0.9319 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.24 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.5936 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.3 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0422 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.0017 live births per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Nepal or Peru?
- Nepal, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Nepal and Peru?
- 0 live births per woman, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Nepal ranks 114th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.