Panama vs Peru: Birth rate
Panama
16.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
15.94 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama rank
101st
Peru rank
103rd
Birth rate over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.03 births per 1,000 people against 15.94 births per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 101st and Peru ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.72 births per 1,000 people | 47.74 births per 1,000 people | 7.02 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 40.15 births per 1,000 people | 45.04 births per 1,000 people | 4.89 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 33.86 births per 1,000 people | 39.77 births per 1,000 people | 5.91 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 29.02 births per 1,000 people | 34.21 births per 1,000 people | 5.19 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 25.15 births per 1,000 people | 27.63 births per 1,000 people | 2.48 births per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 22.29 births per 1,000 people | 22.09 births per 1,000 people | 0.203 births per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 19.78 births per 1,000 people | 18.26 births per 1,000 people | 1.52 births per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 16.35 births per 1,000 people | 16.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.063 births per 1,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 16.03 births per 1,000 people against 15.94 births per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Panama and Peru?
- 0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for birth rate?
- Panama ranks 101st 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.