Mexico vs Peru: Birth rate

Mexico
15.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
15.94 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico rank
106th
Peru rank
103rd

Birth rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
20304050195019862023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 15.94 births per 1,000 people against 15.71 births per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.23 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 48.18 births per 1,000 people 47.74 births per 1,000 people 0.4354 births per 1,000 people Mexico
1960s 46.34 births per 1,000 people 45.04 births per 1,000 people 1.29 births per 1,000 people Mexico
1970s 40.55 births per 1,000 people 39.77 births per 1,000 people 0.7815 births per 1,000 people Mexico
1980s 32.65 births per 1,000 people 34.21 births per 1,000 people 1.56 births per 1,000 people Peru
1990s 27.22 births per 1,000 people 27.63 births per 1,000 people 0.4075 births per 1,000 people Peru
2000s 22.24 births per 1,000 people 22.09 births per 1,000 people 0.1549 births per 1,000 people Mexico
2010s 18.58 births per 1,000 people 18.26 births per 1,000 people 0.3262 births per 1,000 people Mexico
2020s 16.17 births per 1,000 people 16.28 births per 1,000 people 0.1175 births per 1,000 people Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Mexico or Peru?
Peru, at 15.94 births per 1,000 people against 15.71 births per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Mexico and Peru?
0.23 births per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for birth rate?
Mexico ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.