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Fertility & birth rates in Peru and Slovakia

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has an annual birth rate of 15.9 births per 1,000 people, compared to 9 for Slovakia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.98 in Peru and 1.49 in Slovakia — 24.7% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -71.5% in Peru and by -51% in Slovakia — in 1960, it was 6.94 and 3.04, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Peru is ranked 97/196 by birth rate compared to 162/196 for Slovakia.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 21.9 years in Peru, compared to 27.3 years in Slovakia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Peru — it's 29 in Slovakia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 43.6 in Peru vs 24.6 in Slovakia.
  • In Peru, 26.6% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.5% in Slovakia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.05% in Peru and -0.1% in Slovakia.

Birth rate data compared

Peru Slovakia
Fertility rate 1.98 1.49
Birth rate 15.9 9
Birth rate rank 97/196 162/196
Age at first childbirth 21.9 years 27.3 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 42.1 24.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 88.3 75.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 24.7 13.1
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.6% 22.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 57.9% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.9% 98%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.05% 0.004%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.78% 0.3%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.35% 0.51%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.58% 0.61%
Population change due to births and deaths +353,788 -5,427
Natural population change rank 50/196 169/196
Natural population change rate +1.05% -0.1%
Population growth +1.1% -0.09%
Population growth rank 97/197 171/197
Life expectancy 78.1 years 78.7 years

Fertility rate in Peru vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Peru was 1.98 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Peru
Factual

UN forecast
Slovakia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Peru Slovakia
1960 6.94 3.04
1961 6.92 2.96
1962 6.9 2.83
1963 6.86 2.92
1964 6.81 2.89
1965 6.75 2.78
1966 6.68 2.66
1967 6.6 2.48
1968 6.51 2.39
1969 6.42 2.43
1970 6.32 2.41
1971 6.21 2.43
1972 6.09 2.49
1973 5.97 2.56
1974 5.84 2.61
1975 5.71 2.55
1976 5.58 2.55
1977 5.44 2.49
1978 5.31 2.47
1979 5.17 2.45
1980 5.04 2.32
1981 4.92 2.29
1982 4.8 2.28
1983 4.68 2.28
1984 4.57 2.26
1985 4.46 2.26
1986 4.35 2.2
1987 4.25 2.14
1988 4.14 2.13
1989 4.03 2.07
1990 3.91 2.09
1991 3.79 2.05
1992 3.67 1.93
1993 3.55 1.87
1994 3.43 1.67
1995 3.32 1.52
1996 3.2 1.47
1997 3.1 1.43
1998 3 1.37
1999 2.92 1.33
2000 2.85 1.3
2001 2.74 1.2
2002 2.69 1.19
2003 2.66 1.2
2004 2.67 1.25
2005 2.64 1.27
2006 2.62 1.25
2007 2.58 1.27
2008 2.53 1.34
2009 2.48 1.44
2010 2.42 1.43
2011 2.41 1.45
2012 2.36 1.34
2013 2.32 1.34
2014 2.27 1.37
2015 2.23 1.4
2016 2.19 1.48
2017 2.15 1.52
2018 2.12 1.54
2019 2.09 1.57
2020 2.06 1.59
2021 2.03 1.63
2022 2 1.57
2023 1.98 1.49
2024 1.96 1.49
2025 1.94 1.5
2026 1.92 1.5
2027 1.91 1.5
2028 1.9 1.51
2029 1.88 1.51
2030 1.87 1.51
2031 1.86 1.51
2032 1.85 1.51
2033 1.84 1.52
2034 1.83 1.52
2035 1.83 1.52
2036 1.82 1.52
2037 1.81 1.52
2038 1.81 1.52
2039 1.8 1.52
2040 1.79 1.52
2041 1.79 1.52
2042 1.78 1.52
2043 1.78 1.52
2044 1.77 1.53
2045 1.77 1.53
2046 1.76 1.53
2047 1.75 1.53
2048 1.75 1.53
2049 1.75 1.53
2050 1.74 1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Peru
Factual

UN forecast
Slovakia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Peru Slovakia
1960 44% 31.5%
1961 44.2% 31.5%
1962 44.3% 31.3%
1963 44.3% 31%
1964 44.3% 30.8%
1965 44.3% 30.4%
1966 44.2% 29.9%
1967 44.2% 29.3%
1968 44.2% 28.6%
1969 44.1% 28.1%
1970 44% 27.5%
1971 43.9% 27%
1972 43.8% 26.6%
1973 43.7% 26.2%
1974 43.6% 26.1%
1975 43.5% 26%
1976 43.4% 26%
1977 43.2% 26%
1978 43% 26.1%
1979 42.8% 26.1%
1980 42.6% 26.1%
1981 42.4% 26.1%
1982 42.1% 26.2%
1983 41.8% 26.3%
1984 41.5% 26.4%
1985 41.2% 26.5%
1986 40.8% 26.4%
1987 40.5% 26.3%
1988 40.2% 26.1%
1989 39.8% 25.7%
1990 39.4% 25.2%
1991 39.1% 24.8%
1992 38.7% 24.4%
1993 38.3% 23.9%
1994 37.9% 23.3%
1995 37.4% 22.7%
1996 36.9% 22.1%
1997 36.4% 21.5%
1998 35.8% 20.9%
1999 35.3% 20.3%
2000 34.7% 19.7%
2001 34.1% 19%
2002 33.5% 18.4%
2003 32.9% 17.9%
2004 32.3% 17.3%
2005 31.7% 16.9%
2006 31.2% 16.4%
2007 30.7% 16%
2008 30.2% 15.7%
2009 29.7% 15.5%
2010 29.3% 15.5%
2011 28.9% 15.4%
2012 28.5% 15.4%
2013 28.2% 15.3%
2014 27.8% 15.3%
2015 27.5% 15.3%
2016 27.2% 15.4%
2017 26.8% 15.5%
2018 26.4% 15.7%
2019 25.9% 15.8%
2020 25.5% 15.9%
2021 25.1% 15.9%
2022 24.8% 16%
2023 24.4% 15.9%
2024 24% 15.8%
2025 23.6% 15.6%
2026 23.3% 15.4%
2027 22.9% 15.1%
2028 22.6% 15%
2029 22.3% 14.8%
2030 22.1% 14.6%
2031 21.8% 14.4%
2032 21.6% 14.1%
2033 21.3% 13.8%
2034 21% 13.6%
2035 20.8% 13.4%
2036 20.5% 13.2%
2037 20.3% 13%
2038 20.1% 12.9%
2039 19.8% 12.8%
2040 19.6% 12.7%
2041 19.4% 12.7%
2042 19.1% 12.7%
2043 18.9% 12.7%
2044 18.7% 12.7%
2045 18.5% 12.8%
2046 18.3% 12.8%
2047 18.1% 12.9%
2048 17.9% 13%
2049 17.8% 13%
2050 17.6% 13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24% of the population in Peru and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 39.4% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Peru and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Peru vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Peru and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Peru
Slovakia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Peru Slovakia
1960 302,924 56,546
1961 313,385 55,749
1962 321,716 49,587
1963 332,352 54,382
1964 341,570 54,092
1965 349,245 48,517
1966 356,819 45,440
1967 365,224 41,824
1968 372,379 38,113
1969 379,347 39,312
1970 318,022 38,575
1971 391,506 40,105
1972 396,960 46,426
1973 400,752 49,199
1974 408,299 52,524
1975 414,400 52,604
1976 420,284 54,121
1977 425,428 52,762
1978 432,127 52,324
1979 439,110 52,353
1980 445,100 44,320
1981 453,158 43,640
1982 461,107 41,958
1983 469,781 39,717
1984 477,968 38,966
1985 488,887 37,680
1986 496,712 34,279
1987 502,229 31,859
1988 508,429 30,979
1989 512,152 26,380
1990 515,233 25,436
1991 513,867 23,865
1992 514,618 21,220
1993 513,769 20,769
1994 512,735 14,970
1995 507,894 9,115
1996 501,855 9,135
1997 495,348 6,999
1998 489,436 4,312
1999 487,095 3,777
2000 484,222 2,155
2001 470,154 -1,076
2002 463,709 -538
2003 459,243 -537
2004 459,617 1,611
2005 454,199 537
2006 445,884 537
2007 435,122 537
2008 413,640 4,303
2009 396,522 8,619
2010 382,510 7,008
2011 383,268 9,177
2012 376,501 3,245
2013 372,694 2,707
2014 368,708 3,793
2015 362,781 2,170
2016 355,859 5,431
2017 349,333 4,351
2018 343,123 3,268
2019 346,981 3,818
2020 301,950 -2,184
2021 235,440 -16,886
2022 327,859 -7,062
2023 353,788 -5,427

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Peru vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 51 deaths per 100,000 live births in Peru, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Peru
Slovakia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Peru Slovakia
1985 198 19
1986 193 19
1987 192 19
1988 190 18
1989 190 17
1990 191 18
1991 201 17
1992 195 15
1993 192 14
1994 188 12
1995 179 11
1996 166 10
1997 152 10
1998 139 10
1999 124 9
2000 115 8
2001 109 8
2002 106 7
2003 104 7
2004 107 7
2005 103 7
2006 99 6
2007 94 6
2008 91 5
2009 89 6
2010 86 5
2011 83 5
2012 79 5
2013 75 5
2014 73 5
2015 71 5
2016 69 5
2017 67 5
2018 66 5
2019 60 5
2020 75 4
2021 141 12
2022 81 5
2023 51 4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.58% in Peru and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Peru
Slovakia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Peru Slovakia
1960 22.9% 3.67%
1961 22.2% 3.47%
1962 21.6% 3.32%
1963 20.9% 3.21%
1964 20.2% 3.14%
1965 19.4% 3.08%
1966 18.7% 3.05%
1967 18.1% 3.02%
1968 17.5% 3%
1969 17% 2.97%
1970 19.7% 2.95%
1971 16.1% 2.92%
1972 15.6% 2.89%
1973 15.1% 2.84%
1974 14.7% 2.78%
1975 14.2% 2.72%
1976 13.8% 2.64%
1977 13.5% 2.55%
1978 13.2% 2.46%
1979 12.9% 2.36%
1980 12.7% 2.27%
1981 12.4% 2.17%
1982 12% 2.08%
1983 11.6% 1.99%
1984 11.1% 1.91%
1985 10.5% 1.82%
1986 9.97% 1.73%
1987 9.43% 1.65%
1988 8.92% 1.59%
1989 8.46% 1.53%
1990 8.04% 1.47%
1991 7.63% 1.42%
1992 7.2% 1.37%
1993 6.75% 1.31%
1994 6.29% 1.25%
1995 5.82% 1.2%
1996 5.36% 1.14%
1997 4.92% 1.09%
1998 4.51% 1.05%
1999 4.13% 1%
2000 3.79% 0.96%
2001 3.49% 0.93%
2002 3.24% 0.91%
2003 3.01% 0.88%
2004 2.82% 0.86%
2005 2.65% 0.83%
2006 2.5% 0.8%
2007 2.37% 0.77%
2008 2.25% 0.74%
2009 2.14% 0.71%
2010 2.04% 0.69%
2011 1.96% 0.67%
2012 1.89% 0.66%
2013 1.84% 0.64%
2014 1.79% 0.63%
2015 1.76% 0.62%
2016 1.73% 0.61%
2017 1.71% 0.6%
2018 1.69% 0.6%
2019 1.68% 0.59%
2020 1.66% 0.59%
2021 1.64% 0.6%
2022 1.61% 0.6%
2023 1.58% 0.61%

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