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
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.02 births per woman against 1.97 births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.05 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.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 0.3298 births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 0.4644 births per woman | Belize |
| 1980s | 5.2 births per woman | 4.52 births per woman | 0.6779 births per woman | Belize |
| 1990s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.39 births per woman | 0.6952 births per woman | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.17 births per woman | 2.65 births per woman | 0.5225 births per woman | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.42 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.1695 births per woman | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.036 births per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Belize or Peru?
- Belize, at 2.02 births per woman against 1.97 births per woman in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Belize and Peru?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Belize ranks 101st 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, 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.