Peru birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Peru chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Peru was 1.98 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2019. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.55 — a -44.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Peru	World
1960	6.94	4.69
1961	6.92	4.56
1962	6.9	5.02
1963	6.86	5.31
1964	6.81	5.13
1965	6.75	5.08
1966	6.68	4.97
1967	6.6	4.87
1968	6.51	4.98
1969	6.42	4.88
1970	6.32	4.84
1971	6.21	4.69
1972	6.09	4.55
1973	5.97	4.42
1974	5.84	4.26
1975	5.71	4.07
1976	5.58	3.97
1977	5.44	3.84
1978	5.31	3.77
1979	5.17	3.76
1980	5.04	3.73
1981	4.92	3.71
1982	4.8	3.72
1983	4.68	3.59
1984	4.57	3.57
1985	4.46	3.53
1986	4.35	3.51
1987	4.25	3.48
1988	4.14	3.39
1989	4.03	3.35
1990	3.91	3.31
1991	3.79	3.13
1992	3.67	3.04
1993	3.55	2.97
1994	3.43	2.92
1995	3.32	2.87
1996	3.2	2.82
1997	3.1	2.78
1998	3	2.75
1999	2.92	2.72
2000	2.85	2.73
2001	2.74	2.69
2002	2.69	2.66
2003	2.66	2.64
2004	2.67	2.63
2005	2.64	2.61
2006	2.62	2.61
2007	2.58	2.6
2008	2.53	2.6
2009	2.48	2.59
2010	2.42	2.57
2011	2.41	2.55
2012	2.36	2.56
2013	2.32	2.53
2014	2.27	2.52
2015	2.23	2.49
2016	2.19	2.49
2017	2.15	2.46
2018	2.12	2.39
2019	2.09	2.35
2020	2.06	2.28
2021	2.03	2.25
2022	2	2.22
2023	1.98	2.2
2024	1.96	2.19
2025	1.94	2.18
2026	1.92	2.18
2027	1.91	2.17
2028	1.9	2.16
2029	1.88	2.15
2030	1.87	2.14
2031	1.86	2.13
2032	1.85	2.12
2033	1.84	2.12
2034	1.83	2.11
2035	1.83	2.1
2036	1.82	2.09
2037	1.81	2.09
2038	1.81	2.08
2039	1.8	2.08
2040	1.79	2.08
2041	1.79	2.07
2042	1.78	2.07
2043	1.78	2.07
2044	1.77	2.07
2045	1.77	2.06
2046	1.76	2.06
2047	1.75	2.06
2048	1.75	2.05
2049	1.75	2.05
2050	1.74	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.2% were to women under 20 years old, 46.3% to women ages 20-29, and 42.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.9%, 53.3%, and 31.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Peru by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Peru	World
1960	44%	37.4%
1961	44.2%	37.5%
1962	44.3%	37.6%
1963	44.3%	37.8%
1964	44.3%	38%
1965	44.3%	38%
1966	44.2%	38%
1967	44.2%	38%
1968	44.2%	37.9%
1969	44.1%	37.8%
1970	44%	37.7%
1971	43.9%	37.6%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1973	43.7%	37.3%
1974	43.6%	37.2%
1975	43.5%	37.1%
1976	43.4%	36.9%
1977	43.2%	36.7%
1978	43%	36.3%
1979	42.8%	35.9%
1980	42.6%	35.5%
1981	42.4%	35.2%
1982	42.1%	34.9%
1983	41.8%	34.6%
1984	41.5%	34.3%
1985	41.2%	34%
1986	40.8%	33.8%
1987	40.5%	33.6%
1988	40.2%	33.4%
1989	39.8%	33.2%
1990	39.4%	33%
1991	39.1%	32.9%
1992	38.7%	32.7%
1993	38.3%	32.5%
1994	37.9%	32.3%
1995	37.4%	32.1%
1996	36.9%	31.8%
1997	36.4%	31.5%
1998	35.8%	31.1%
1999	35.3%	30.8%
2000	34.7%	30.4%
2001	34.1%	30%
2002	33.5%	29.6%
2003	32.9%	29.2%
2004	32.3%	28.8%
2005	31.7%	28.5%
2006	31.2%	28.1%
2007	30.7%	27.9%
2008	30.2%	27.6%
2009	29.7%	27.5%
2010	29.3%	27.3%
2011	28.9%	27.1%
2012	28.5%	27%
2013	28.2%	26.9%
2014	27.8%	26.8%
2015	27.5%	26.6%
2016	27.2%	26.5%
2017	26.8%	26.4%
2018	26.4%	26.2%
2019	25.9%	26%
2020	25.5%	25.8%
2021	25.1%	25.6%
2022	24.8%	25.3%
2023	24.4%	25%
2024	24%	24.7%
2025	23.6%	24.4%
2026	23.3%	24.1%
2027	22.9%	23.8%
2028	22.6%	23.4%
2029	22.3%	23.1%
2030	22.1%	22.8%
2031	21.8%	22.6%
2032	21.6%	22.3%
2033	21.3%	22.1%
2034	21%	21.9%
2035	20.8%	21.7%
2036	20.5%	21.6%
2037	20.3%	21.5%
2038	20.1%	21.4%
2039	19.8%	21.3%
2040	19.6%	21.2%
2041	19.4%	21.1%
2042	19.1%	21%
2043	18.9%	21%
2044	18.7%	20.9%
2045	18.5%	20.8%
2046	18.3%	20.7%
2047	18.1%	20.7%
2048	17.9%	20.6%
2049	17.8%	20.5%
2050	17.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Peru was 44% in 1960, 38.3% in 1993, and 24% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Peru.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Peru, excluding migration, has been +1.05% annually. On average, 334,582 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Peru
1960	302,924
1961	313,385
1962	321,716
1963	332,352
1964	341,570
1965	349,245
1966	356,819
1967	365,224
1968	372,379
1969	379,347
1970	318,022
1971	391,506
1972	396,960
1973	400,752
1974	408,299
1975	414,400
1976	420,284
1977	425,428
1978	432,127
1979	439,110
1980	445,100
1981	453,158
1982	461,107
1983	469,781
1984	477,968
1985	488,887
1986	496,712
1987	502,229
1988	508,429
1989	512,152
1990	515,233
1991	513,867
1992	514,618
1993	513,769
1994	512,735
1995	507,894
1996	501,855
1997	495,348
1998	489,436
1999	487,095
2000	484,222
2001	470,154
2002	463,709
2003	459,243
2004	459,617
2005	454,199
2006	445,884
2007	435,122
2008	413,640
2009	396,522
2010	382,510
2011	383,268
2012	376,501
2013	372,694
2014	368,708
2015	362,781
2016	355,859
2017	349,333
2018	343,123
2019	346,981
2020	301,950
2021	235,440
2022	327,859
2023	353,788

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Peru was 51 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.05% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -55.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Peru	World
1985	198	460
1986	193	438
1987	192	429
1988	190	414
1989	190	401
1990	191	391
1991	201	395
1992	195	395
1993	192	389
1994	188	382
1995	179	371
1996	166	366
1997	152	358
1998	139	360
1999	124	340
2000	115	328
2001	109	321
2002	106	311
2003	104	301
2004	107	291
2005	103	283
2006	99	276
2007	94	269
2008	91	264
2009	89	258
2010	86	253
2011	83	247
2012	79	239
2013	75	235
2014	73	231
2015	71	228
2016	69	220
2017	67	215
2018	66	211
2019	60	207
2020	75	211
2021	141	242
2022	81	203
2023	51	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Peru was 15.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.58% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 37.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Peru	World
1960	22.9%	18.5%
1961	22.2%	18.1%
1962	21.6%	17.8%
1963	20.9%	17.5%
1964	20.2%	17.7%
1965	19.4%	17.5%
1966	18.7%	17.3%
1967	18.1%	17%
1968	17.5%	16.5%
1969	17%	15.5%
1970	19.7%	15.2%
1971	16.1%	15.1%
1972	15.6%	14.4%
1973	15.1%	14.1%
1974	14.7%	13.7%
1975	14.2%	13.4%
1976	13.8%	13%
1977	13.5%	12.5%
1978	13.2%	12.1%
1979	12.9%	11.7%
1980	12.7%	11.4%
1981	12.4%	11%
1982	12%	10.8%
1983	11.6%	10.6%
1984	11.1%	10.4%
1985	10.5%	10.1%
1986	9.97%	9.81%
1987	9.43%	9.47%
1988	8.92%	9.31%
1989	8.46%	9.02%
1990	8.04%	8.81%
1991	7.63%	8.66%
1992	7.2%	8.46%
1993	6.75%	8.19%
1994	6.29%	7.98%
1995	5.82%	7.76%
1996	5.36%	7.52%
1997	4.92%	7.28%
1998	4.51%	7.05%
1999	4.13%	6.76%
2000	3.79%	6.48%
2001	3.49%	6.21%
2002	3.24%	5.94%
2003	3.01%	5.65%
2004	2.82%	5.43%
2005	2.65%	5.16%
2006	2.5%	4.92%
2007	2.37%	4.7%
2008	2.25%	4.5%
2009	2.14%	4.31%
2010	2.04%	4.11%
2011	1.96%	3.97%
2012	1.89%	3.77%
2013	1.84%	3.61%
2014	1.79%	3.48%
2015	1.76%	3.35%
2016	1.73%	3.23%
2017	1.71%	3.11%
2018	1.69%	2.97%
2019	1.68%	2.86%
2020	1.66%	2.75%
2021	1.64%	2.66%
2022	1.61%	2.59%
2023	1.58%	2.49%