Median age vs births per woman in Peru

Peru: Median age vs births per woman was 29.45 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
29.45
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
127th
of 229 countries
All-time high
29.45
in 2023
All-time low
16.74
in 1966
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Peru, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, median age vs births per woman in Peru stood at 29.45. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Peru peaked at 29.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.74, in 1966.

That places Peru 127th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.61 17.2 17.89 10
1960s 16.82 16.74 17.07 10
1970s 17.01 16.8 17.29 10
1980s 17.95 17.39 18.61 10
1990s 19.83 18.78 21.07 10
2000s 23.05 21.39 24.8 10
2010s 26.8 25.22 28.22 10
2020s 28.97 28.53 29.45 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 124 Panama 29.6 compare
  2. 125 Myanmar 29.53 compare
  3. 126 Kazakhstan 29.46 compare
  4. 128 Bhutan 29.39 compare
  5. 129 Oman 29.27 compare
  6. 130 Saudi Arabia 29.25 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More population data for Peru

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Peru?
Median age vs births per woman in Peru was 29.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 29.45 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 16.74 in 1966.
How does Peru rank for median age vs births per woman?
Peru ranks 127th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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