Belize vs Peru: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Belize
1.97 children per women
in 2023
Peru
1.93 children per women
in 2023
Belize rank
113th
Peru rank
116th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.97 children per women against 1.93 children per women in Peru, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3 children per women | 4.94 children per women | 0.3604 children per women | Belize |
| 1960s | 5.47 children per women | 5.22 children per women | 0.2547 children per women | Belize |
| 1970s | 5.6 children per women | 4.8 children per women | 0.8043 children per women | Belize |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 3.97 children per women | 0.874 children per women | Belize |
| 1990s | 3.9 children per women | 3.14 children per women | 0.7633 children per women | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.06 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 0.5278 children per women | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.36 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.1724 children per women | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.92 children per women | 1.97 children per women | 0.0486 children per women | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Belize or Peru?
- Belize, at 1.97 children per women against 1.93 children per women in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Belize and Peru?
- 0.04 children per women, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Belize ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).