What is birth rate by women's age group in Peru?

Birth rate by women's age group in Peru was 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Peru rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Peru ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Peru

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Peru
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Peru: Birth rate by women's age group was 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

81st

of 236 countries

All-time high

126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1956

All-time low

43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Peru, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Peru is 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Peru peaked at 126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Peru ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Peru, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	126.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	126.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1952	126.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1953	126.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1954	126.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1955	126.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1956	126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1957	126.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1958	126.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1959	126.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1960	124.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1961	122.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1962	117.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.9%
1963	113.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
1964	112.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1965	111.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
1966	109.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1967	111.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.1%
1968	109.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
1969	107.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1970	105.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
1971	103.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
1972	102.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
1973	100.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1974	99.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1975	96.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1976	94.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
1977	93.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1978	93.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1979	92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1980	90.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1981	89.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1982	89.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1983	90.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.9%
1984	89.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1985	88.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1986	87.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1987	85.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.3%
1988	86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1989	84.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1990	84.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1991	83.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1992	83.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1993	82.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
1994	81.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1995	80.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
1996	78.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
1997	77.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1998	75.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
1999	73.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
2000	73.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
2001	69.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.3%
2002	67.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
2003	67.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
2004	68.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.6%
2005	67.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
2006	66.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
2007	65.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
2008	65.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
2009	62.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
2010	60.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2011	60.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
2012	60.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
2013	59.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
2014	57.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2015	55.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
2016	53.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
2017	50.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.8%
2018	49.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2019	47.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
2020	45.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
2021	44.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
2022	43.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
2023	43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

Peru's 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Peru's 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	126.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	126.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	114.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	107.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	124.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	98.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	92.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	105.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	88.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	90.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	80.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	73.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	67.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	62.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	73.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	55.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	47.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	60.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	44.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	45.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Peru

78 Barbados 45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
79 Kiribati 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
80 Micronesia (country) 43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
82 Samoa 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
83 Brazil 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Peru

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3151 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42,023 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9219 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6906 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -0.4% (2100)
Population density 29.82 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Peru?: Birth rate by women's age group in Peru was 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 126.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Peru rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Peru ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.