Nepal vs Peru: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Nepal
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Peru
1.97 births per woman
in 2024
Nepal rank
106th
Peru rank
103rd
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Nepal
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.97 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Nepal, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Nepal ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.01 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 0.7267 births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.74 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 0.0199 births per woman | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.45 births per woman | 4.52 births per woman | 0.9319 births per woman | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 3.39 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.24 births per woman | 2.65 births per woman | 0.5936 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.3 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.0422 births per woman | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.0022 births per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Nepal or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.97 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Nepal and Peru?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Nepal ranks 106th and Peru ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.