Brazil vs Peru: Birth rate by women's age group
Brazil
42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Peru
43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Brazil rank
83rd
Peru rank
81st
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Brazil, a difference of 0.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 126.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 34.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Peru |
| 1960s | 84.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 114.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 29.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Peru |
| 1970s | 80.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 98.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 18.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Peru |
| 1980s | 85.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 88.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Peru |
| 1990s | 87.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 80.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 76.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 67.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 60.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 55.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 44.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 44.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.3398 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.