Nepal vs Peru: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Nepal
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Peru
1.97 births per woman
in 2024
Nepal rank
106th
Peru rank
103rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- 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 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.