Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Peru

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Peru chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Dominican Republic vs Peru population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	Peru
1960	7.56	6.94
1961	7.49	6.92
1962	7.4	6.9
1963	7.3	6.86
1964	7.19	6.81
1965	7.05	6.75
1966	6.95	6.68
1967	6.76	6.6
1968	6.55	6.51
1969	6.37	6.42
1970	6.18	6.32
1971	6.01	6.21
1972	5.84	6.09
1973	5.67	5.97
1974	5.44	5.84
1975	5.24	5.71
1976	5.05	5.58
1977	4.84	5.44
1978	4.64	5.31
1979	4.47	5.17
1980	4.3	5.04
1981	4.15	4.92
1982	4.01	4.8
1983	3.95	4.68
1984	3.82	4.57
1985	3.69	4.46
1986	3.6	4.35
1987	3.53	4.25
1988	3.5	4.14
1989	3.48	4.03
1990	3.41	3.91
1991	3.35	3.79
1992	3.29	3.67
1993	3.23	3.55
1994	3.16	3.43
1995	3.1	3.32
1996	3.04	3.2
1997	2.92	3.1
1998	2.84	3
1999	2.85	2.92
2000	2.87	2.85
2001	2.83	2.74
2002	2.76	2.69
2003	2.7	2.66
2004	2.64	2.67
2005	2.57	2.64
2006	2.51	2.62
2007	2.51	2.58
2008	2.55	2.53
2009	2.57	2.48
2010	2.56	2.42
2011	2.53	2.41
2012	2.5	2.36
2013	2.47	2.32
2014	2.45	2.27
2015	2.43	2.23
2016	2.41	2.19
2017	2.4	2.15
2018	2.4	2.12
2019	2.37	2.09
2020	2.33	2.06
2021	2.29	2.03
2022	2.27	2
2023	2.24	1.98
2024	2.22	1.96
2025	2.19	1.94
2026	2.17	1.92
2027	2.15	1.91
2028	2.13	1.9
2029	2.11	1.88
2030	2.08	1.87
2031	2.07	1.86
2032	2.05	1.85
2033	2.03	1.84
2034	2.02	1.83
2035	2	1.83
2036	1.99	1.82
2037	1.98	1.81
2038	1.96	1.81
2039	1.95	1.8
2040	1.94	1.79
2041	1.93	1.79
2042	1.93	1.78
2043	1.92	1.78
2044	1.91	1.77
2045	1.9	1.77
2046	1.89	1.76
2047	1.89	1.75
2048	1.88	1.75
2049	1.87	1.75
2050	1.87	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Peru
1960	48.6%	44%
1961	48.9%	44.2%
1962	49.1%	44.3%
1963	49.2%	44.3%
1964	49.3%	44.3%
1965	49.4%	44.3%
1966	49.3%	44.2%
1967	49.2%	44.2%
1968	48.9%	44.2%
1969	48.6%	44.1%
1970	48.2%	44%
1971	47.7%	43.9%
1972	47.3%	43.8%
1973	46.8%	43.7%
1974	46.3%	43.6%
1975	45.8%	43.5%
1976	45.2%	43.4%
1977	44.7%	43.2%
1978	44.2%	43%
1979	43.7%	42.8%
1980	43.2%	42.6%
1981	42.7%	42.4%
1982	42.3%	42.1%
1983	41.8%	41.8%
1984	41.4%	41.5%
1985	41%	41.2%
1986	40.6%	40.8%
1987	40.2%	40.5%
1988	39.8%	40.2%
1989	39.4%	39.8%
1990	39.1%	39.4%
1991	38.7%	39.1%
1992	38.4%	38.7%
1993	38%	38.3%
1994	37.7%	37.9%
1995	37.3%	37.4%
1996	37%	36.9%
1997	36.6%	36.4%
1998	36.1%	35.8%
1999	35.7%	35.3%
2000	35.3%	34.7%
2001	35%	34.1%
2002	34.6%	33.5%
2003	34.2%	32.9%
2004	33.7%	32.3%
2005	33.2%	31.7%
2006	32.7%	31.2%
2007	32.2%	30.7%
2008	31.7%	30.2%
2009	31.3%	29.7%
2010	30.9%	29.3%
2011	30.5%	28.9%
2012	30.1%	28.5%
2013	29.8%	28.2%
2014	29.5%	27.8%
2015	29.2%	27.5%
2016	28.8%	27.2%
2017	28.5%	26.8%
2018	28.2%	26.4%
2019	27.9%	25.9%
2020	27.7%	25.5%
2021	27.4%	25.1%
2022	27.2%	24.8%
2023	26.9%	24.4%
2024	26.6%	24%
2025	26.2%	23.6%
2026	25.8%	23.3%
2027	25.4%	22.9%
2028	25.1%	22.6%
2029	24.7%	22.3%
2030	24.3%	22.1%
2031	24%	21.8%
2032	23.6%	21.6%
2033	23.3%	21.3%
2034	22.9%	21%
2035	22.6%	20.8%
2036	22.3%	20.5%
2037	22%	20.3%
2038	21.7%	20.1%
2039	21.5%	19.8%
2040	21.3%	19.6%
2041	21%	19.4%
2042	20.8%	19.1%
2043	20.6%	18.9%
2044	20.4%	18.7%
2045	20.3%	18.5%
2046	20.1%	18.3%
2047	19.9%	18.1%
2048	19.8%	17.9%
2049	19.6%	17.8%
2050	19.5%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and +1.05% in Peru. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominican Republic	Peru
1960	117,346	302,924
1961	120,316	313,385
1962	122,977	321,716
1963	124,994	332,352
1964	127,504	341,570
1965	125,345	349,245
1966	132,096	356,819
1967	133,091	365,224
1968	133,666	372,379
1969	135,445	379,347
1970	137,835	318,022
1971	140,473	391,506
1972	143,255	396,960
1973	146,283	400,752
1974	147,652	408,299
1975	149,339	414,400
1976	151,201	420,284
1977	152,825	425,428
1978	154,043	432,127
1979	154,779	439,110
1980	157,697	445,100
1981	158,419	453,158
1982	159,597	461,107
1983	163,136	469,781
1984	164,263	477,968
1985	164,091	488,887
1986	165,674	496,712
1987	167,552	502,229
1988	171,291	508,429
1989	175,365	512,152
1990	176,748	515,233
1991	177,371	513,867
1992	177,481	514,618
1993	177,691	513,769
1994	176,882	512,735
1995	175,439	507,894
1996	174,008	501,855
1997	168,419	495,348
1998	164,287	489,436
1999	167,742	487,095
2000	171,684	484,222
2001	170,193	470,154
2002	166,740	463,709
2003	163,267	459,243
2004	158,789	459,617
2005	155,405	454,199
2006	151,122	445,884
2007	152,066	435,122
2008	156,664	413,640
2009	160,893	396,522
2010	162,072	382,510
2011	162,094	383,268
2012	160,915	376,501
2013	159,330	372,694
2014	157,260	368,708
2015	154,258	362,781
2016	151,550	355,859
2017	151,565	349,333
2018	150,852	343,123
2019	144,869	346,981
2020	137,417	301,950
2021	128,866	235,440
2022	138,767	327,859
2023	132,360	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Peru

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Peru
1985	249	198
1986	241	193
1987	231	192
1988	221	190
1989	213	190
1990	203	191
1991	193	201
1992	185	195
1993	176	192
1994	166	188
1995	152	179
1996	138	166
1997	122	152
1998	109	139
1999	92	124
2000	76	115
2001	68	109
2002	68	106
2003	71	104
2004	78	107
2005	83	103
2006	87	99
2007	90	94
2008	94	91
2009	96	89
2010	92	86
2011	91	83
2012	89	79
2013	91	75
2014	95	73
2015	102	71
2016	106	69
2017	104	67
2018	107	66
2019	118	60
2020	121	75
2021	153	141
2022	124	81
2023	124	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 1.58% in Peru. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominican Republic	Peru
1960	14.8%	22.9%
1961	14.6%	22.2%
1962	14.5%	21.6%
1963	14.3%	20.9%
1964	14.1%	20.2%
1965	13.8%	19.4%
1966	13.5%	18.7%
1967	13.3%	18.1%
1968	13%	17.5%
1969	12.7%	17%
1970	12.4%	19.7%
1971	12%	16.1%
1972	11.7%	15.6%
1973	11.3%	15.1%
1974	10.9%	14.7%
1975	10.5%	14.2%
1976	10.1%	13.8%
1977	9.71%	13.5%
1978	9.35%	13.2%
1979	9.01%	12.9%
1980	8.68%	12.7%
1981	8.36%	12.4%
1982	8.05%	12%
1983	7.76%	11.6%
1984	7.48%	11.1%
1985	7.21%	10.5%
1986	6.94%	9.97%
1987	6.69%	9.43%
1988	6.44%	8.92%
1989	6.19%	8.46%
1990	5.95%	8.04%
1991	5.7%	7.63%
1992	5.46%	7.2%
1993	5.22%	6.75%
1994	5%	6.29%
1995	4.78%	5.82%
1996	4.58%	5.36%
1997	4.4%	4.92%
1998	4.24%	4.51%
1999	4.1%	4.13%
2000	3.98%	3.79%
2001	3.88%	3.49%
2002	3.8%	3.24%
2003	3.73%	3.01%
2004	3.67%	2.82%
2005	3.62%	2.65%
2006	3.59%	2.5%
2007	3.56%	2.37%
2008	3.54%	2.25%
2009	3.52%	2.14%
2010	3.51%	2.04%
2011	3.5%	1.96%
2012	3.49%	1.89%
2013	3.5%	1.84%
2014	3.5%	1.79%
2015	3.5%	1.76%
2016	3.5%	1.73%
2017	3.5%	1.71%
2018	3.47%	1.69%
2019	3.43%	1.68%
2020	3.38%	1.66%
2021	3.31%	1.64%
2022	3.22%	1.61%
2023	3.14%	1.58%