Median age vs births per woman in Peru
Peru: Median age vs births per woman was 29.45 in 2023. β² Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Peru, 1950β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More population data for Peru
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.438 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
- Population density 29.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.438 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9219 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42,023 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.97 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 6,742 (2024)
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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