Peru vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Peru
1.93 children per women
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.95 children per women
in 2023
Peru rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Peru
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.95 children per women against 1.93 children per women in Peru, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.94 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.3712 children per women | Peru |
| 1960s | 5.22 children per women | 4.45 children per women | 0.7661 children per women | Peru |
| 1970s | 4.8 children per women | 3.66 children per women | 1.14 children per women | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.97 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 1.08 children per women | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.14 children per women | 2.28 children per women | 0.857 children per women | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.54 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 0.3263 children per women | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.19 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 0.1193 children per women | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.97 children per women | 1.97 children per women | 0.0002 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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.95 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 Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 children per women, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Peru ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th 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).