Fertility & birth rates in Peru and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Peru vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Peru	Solomon Islands
1960	6.94	7.07
1961	6.92	7.05
1962	6.9	7.04
1963	6.86	7.03
1964	6.81	7.05
1965	6.75	7.02
1966	6.68	7
1967	6.6	6.97
1968	6.51	6.95
1969	6.42	6.97
1970	6.32	6.98
1971	6.21	6.99
1972	6.09	6.99
1973	5.97	7
1974	5.84	7.01
1975	5.71	6.99
1976	5.58	6.95
1977	5.44	6.92
1978	5.31	6.87
1979	5.17	6.82
1980	5.04	6.77
1981	4.92	6.71
1982	4.8	6.64
1983	4.68	6.57
1984	4.57	6.49
1985	4.46	6.38
1986	4.35	6.26
1987	4.25	6.12
1988	4.14	5.99
1989	4.03	5.87
1990	3.91	5.74
1991	3.79	5.62
1992	3.67	5.51
1993	3.55	5.45
1994	3.43	5.4
1995	3.32	5.34
1996	3.2	5.22
1997	3.1	5.09
1998	3	4.98
1999	2.92	4.86
2000	2.85	4.76
2001	2.74	4.67
2002	2.69	4.6
2003	2.66	4.54
2004	2.67	4.47
2005	2.64	4.41
2006	2.62	4.39
2007	2.58	4.37
2008	2.53	4.36
2009	2.48	4.35
2010	2.42	4.34
2011	2.41	4.34
2012	2.36	4.33
2013	2.32	4.33
2014	2.27	4.36
2015	2.23	4.29
2016	2.19	4.2
2017	2.15	4.06
2018	2.12	3.93
2019	2.09	3.8
2020	2.06	3.75
2021	2.03	3.69
2022	2	3.62
2023	1.98	3.56
2024	1.96	3.51
2025	1.94	3.47
2026	1.92	3.42
2027	1.91	3.37
2028	1.9	3.32
2029	1.88	3.28
2030	1.87	3.24
2031	1.86	3.2
2032	1.85	3.16
2033	1.84	3.12
2034	1.83	3.08
2035	1.83	3.04
2036	1.82	3
2037	1.81	2.97
2038	1.81	2.94
2039	1.8	2.91
2040	1.79	2.88
2041	1.79	2.84
2042	1.78	2.82
2043	1.78	2.79
2044	1.77	2.76
2045	1.77	2.73
2046	1.76	2.71
2047	1.75	2.68
2048	1.75	2.66
2049	1.75	2.63
2050	1.74	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Peru	Solomon Islands
1960	44%	46.3%
1961	44.2%	46.1%
1962	44.3%	46%
1963	44.3%	45.9%
1964	44.3%	45.8%
1965	44.3%	45.9%
1966	44.2%	46%
1967	44.2%	46.2%
1968	44.2%	46.4%
1969	44.1%	46.6%
1970	44%	46.7%
1971	43.9%	46.8%
1972	43.8%	46.9%
1973	43.7%	47.1%
1974	43.6%	47.5%
1975	43.5%	47.9%
1976	43.4%	48.2%
1977	43.2%	48.3%
1978	43%	48.3%
1979	42.8%	48.3%
1980	42.6%	48.3%
1981	42.4%	48.2%
1982	42.1%	48.1%
1983	41.8%	47.9%
1984	41.5%	47.8%
1985	41.2%	47.5%
1986	40.8%	47.3%
1987	40.5%	46.9%
1988	40.2%	46.6%
1989	39.8%	46.2%
1990	39.4%	45.8%
1991	39.1%	45.4%
1992	38.7%	45.1%
1993	38.3%	44.8%
1994	37.9%	44.5%
1995	37.4%	44.3%
1996	36.9%	44%
1997	36.4%	43.8%
1998	35.8%	43.5%
1999	35.3%	43.2%
2000	34.7%	42.9%
2001	34.1%	42.5%
2002	33.5%	42.2%
2003	32.9%	41.9%
2004	32.3%	41.7%
2005	31.7%	41.5%
2006	31.2%	41.3%
2007	30.7%	41.2%
2008	30.2%	41.2%
2009	29.7%	41.1%
2010	29.3%	41%
2011	28.9%	40.8%
2012	28.5%	40.7%
2013	28.2%	40.4%
2014	27.8%	40.2%
2015	27.5%	40%
2016	27.2%	39.7%
2017	26.8%	39.4%
2018	26.4%	39%
2019	25.9%	38.7%
2020	25.5%	38.4%
2021	25.1%	38.1%
2022	24.8%	37.7%
2023	24.4%	37.4%
2024	24%	37%
2025	23.6%	36.6%
2026	23.3%	36.1%
2027	22.9%	35.7%
2028	22.6%	35.2%
2029	22.3%	34.7%
2030	22.1%	34.3%
2031	21.8%	33.9%
2032	21.6%	33.5%
2033	21.3%	33.2%
2034	21%	32.9%
2035	20.8%	32.7%
2036	20.5%	32.4%
2037	20.3%	32.2%
2038	20.1%	31.9%
2039	19.8%	31.7%
2040	19.6%	31.5%
2041	19.4%	31.2%
2042	19.1%	31%
2043	18.9%	30.7%
2044	18.7%	30.4%
2045	18.5%	30.2%
2046	18.3%	29.9%
2047	18.1%	29.6%
2048	17.9%	29.3%
2049	17.8%	29%
2050	17.6%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24% of the population in Peru and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 39.4% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Peru and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Peru vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Peru and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Peru	Solomon Islands
1960	302,924	4,119
1961	313,385	4,257
1962	321,716	4,408
1963	332,352	4,571
1964	341,570	4,747
1965	349,245	4,885
1966	356,819	5,028
1967	365,224	5,151
1968	372,379	5,285
1969	379,347	5,444
1970	318,022	5,575
1971	391,506	5,814
1972	396,960	6,074
1973	400,752	6,343
1974	408,299	6,612
1975	414,400	6,635
1976	420,284	7,058
1977	425,428	7,290
1978	432,127	7,598
1979	439,110	7,874
1980	445,100	8,156
1981	453,158	8,436
1982	461,107	8,720
1983	469,781	9,011
1984	477,968	9,299
1985	488,887	9,534
1986	496,712	9,656
1987	502,229	9,943
1988	508,429	10,142
1989	512,152	10,354
1990	515,233	10,561
1991	513,867	10,789
1992	514,618	11,029
1993	513,769	11,396
1994	512,735	11,771
1995	507,894	12,124
1996	501,855	12,328
1997	495,348	12,478
1998	489,436	12,658
1999	487,095	12,809
2000	484,222	12,938
2001	470,154	13,061
2002	463,709	13,195
2003	459,243	13,344
2004	459,617	13,444
2005	454,199	13,568
2006	445,884	13,799
2007	435,122	13,963
2008	413,640	14,225
2009	396,522	14,381
2010	382,510	14,604
2011	383,268	15,095
2012	376,501	15,585
2013	372,694	16,038
2014	368,708	16,652
2015	362,781	16,909
2016	355,859	17,027
2017	349,333	16,897
2018	343,123	16,790
2019	346,981	16,649
2020	301,950	16,488
2021	235,440	16,626
2022	327,859	17,253
2023	353,788	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Peru vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Peru	Solomon Islands
1985	198	209
1986	193	226
1987	192	200
1988	190	193
1989	190	188
1990	191	184
1991	201	178
1992	195	174
1993	192	173
1994	188	170
1995	179	168
1996	166	166
1997	152	164
1998	139	165
1999	124	164
2000	115	166
2001	109	167
2002	106	168
2003	104	167
2004	107	164
2005	103	161
2006	99	159
2007	94	163
2008	91	153
2009	89	152
2010	86	148
2011	83	147
2012	79	146
2013	75	147
2014	73	147
2015	71	146
2016	69	143
2017	67	140
2018	66	136
2019	60	135
2020	75	131
2021	141	153
2022	81	126
2023	51	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.58% in Peru and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Peru	Solomon Islands
1960	22.9%	16.7%
1961	22.2%	16%
1962	21.6%	15.4%
1963	20.9%	14.7%
1964	20.2%	14%
1965	19.4%	13.3%
1966	18.7%	12.7%
1967	18.1%	12%
1968	17.5%	11.3%
1969	17%	10.6%
1970	19.7%	9.94%
1971	16.1%	9.29%
1972	15.6%	8.69%
1973	15.1%	8.12%
1974	14.7%	7.6%
1975	14.2%	7.9%
1976	13.8%	6.68%
1977	13.5%	6.29%
1978	13.2%	5.95%
1979	12.9%	5.64%
1980	12.7%	5.38%
1981	12.4%	5.14%
1982	12%	4.93%
1983	11.6%	4.74%
1984	11.1%	4.58%
1985	10.5%	4.42%
1986	9.97%	4.28%
1987	9.43%	4.16%
1988	8.92%	4.04%
1989	8.46%	3.93%
1990	8.04%	3.82%
1991	7.63%	3.72%
1992	7.2%	3.62%
1993	6.75%	3.52%
1994	6.29%	3.43%
1995	5.82%	3.35%
1996	5.36%	3.27%
1997	4.92%	3.21%
1998	4.51%	3.16%
1999	4.13%	3.11%
2000	3.79%	3.07%
2001	3.49%	3.03%
2002	3.24%	2.99%
2003	3.01%	2.97%
2004	2.82%	2.94%
2005	2.65%	2.91%
2006	2.5%	2.88%
2007	2.37%	2.85%
2008	2.25%	2.81%
2009	2.14%	2.76%
2010	2.04%	2.72%
2011	1.96%	2.67%
2012	1.89%	2.62%
2013	1.84%	2.58%
2014	1.79%	2.53%
2015	1.76%	2.49%
2016	1.73%	2.45%
2017	1.71%	2.41%
2018	1.69%	2.36%
2019	1.68%	2.3%
2020	1.66%	2.24%
2021	1.64%	2.18%
2022	1.61%	2.12%
2023	1.58%	2.06%