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