El Salvador vs Peru: Birth rate
El Salvador
15.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
15.94 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Peru rank
103rd
Birth rate over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 15.94 births per 1,000 people against 15.76 births per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.18 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Peru ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.29 births per 1,000 people | 47.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.4548 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 45.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.9301 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 41.63 births per 1,000 people | 39.77 births per 1,000 people | 1.86 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 36.77 births per 1,000 people | 34.21 births per 1,000 people | 2.56 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 27.63 births per 1,000 people | 3.34 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 22.54 births per 1,000 people | 22.09 births per 1,000 people | 0.4471 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 18.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.1001 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.03 births per 1,000 people | 16.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.251 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 15.94 births per 1,000 people against 15.76 births per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.18 births per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for birth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Peru ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth 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 number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.