Statizoid

Belize vs Peru: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Belize
2.02 births per woman
in 2024
Peru
1.97 births per woman
in 2024
Belize rank
101st
Peru rank
103rd

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Belize
  • Peru
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 2.02 births per woman against 1.97 births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.056 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Belize ranks 101st and Peru ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.