Fertility & birth rates in Peru and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Peru vs Sri Lanka 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 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Peru vs Sri Lanka 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	Sri Lanka
1960	6.94	5.35
1961	6.92	5.24
1962	6.9	5.18
1963	6.86	5.12
1964	6.81	5.06
1965	6.75	4.93
1966	6.68	4.83
1967	6.6	4.79
1968	6.51	4.66
1969	6.42	4.5
1970	6.32	4.39
1971	6.21	4.27
1972	6.09	4.16
1973	5.97	4
1974	5.84	3.86
1975	5.71	3.82
1976	5.58	3.78
1977	5.44	3.74
1978	5.31	3.81
1979	5.17	3.82
1980	5.04	3.73
1981	4.92	3.65
1982	4.8	3.32
1983	4.68	3.11
1984	4.57	3.01
1985	4.46	2.9
1986	4.35	2.74
1987	4.25	2.64
1988	4.14	2.57
1989	4.03	2.58
1990	3.91	2.54
1991	3.79	2.51
1992	3.67	2.49
1993	3.55	2.44
1994	3.43	2.4
1995	3.32	2.35
1996	3.2	2.29
1997	3.1	2.22
1998	3	2.14
1999	2.92	2.14
2000	2.85	2.21
2001	2.74	2.28
2002	2.69	2.31
2003	2.66	2.3
2004	2.67	2.27
2005	2.64	2.26
2006	2.62	2.29
2007	2.58	2.3
2008	2.53	2.23
2009	2.48	2.18
2010	2.42	2.13
2011	2.41	2.14
2012	2.36	2.17
2013	2.32	2.18
2014	2.27	2.13
2015	2.23	2.09
2016	2.19	2.06
2017	2.15	2.04
2018	2.12	2.03
2019	2.09	2.02
2020	2.06	2.01
2021	2.03	2
2022	2	1.98
2023	1.98	1.97
2024	1.96	1.95
2025	1.94	1.94
2026	1.92	1.93
2027	1.91	1.91
2028	1.9	1.9
2029	1.88	1.89
2030	1.87	1.88
2031	1.86	1.87
2032	1.85	1.86
2033	1.84	1.85
2034	1.83	1.85
2035	1.83	1.84
2036	1.82	1.83
2037	1.81	1.83
2038	1.81	1.82
2039	1.8	1.81
2040	1.79	1.81
2041	1.79	1.8
2042	1.78	1.8
2043	1.78	1.8
2044	1.77	1.79
2045	1.77	1.79
2046	1.76	1.79
2047	1.75	1.78
2048	1.75	1.78
2049	1.75	1.77
2050	1.74	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Peru	Sri Lanka
1960	44%	41%
1961	44.2%	40.9%
1962	44.3%	40.8%
1963	44.3%	40.7%
1964	44.3%	40.6%
1965	44.3%	40.5%
1966	44.2%	40.4%
1967	44.2%	40.3%
1968	44.2%	40.1%
1969	44.1%	39.9%
1970	44%	39.7%
1971	43.9%	39.5%
1972	43.8%	39.2%
1973	43.7%	38.8%
1974	43.6%	38.4%
1975	43.5%	38%
1976	43.4%	37.6%
1977	43.2%	37.2%
1978	43%	36.9%
1979	42.8%	36.7%
1980	42.6%	36.4%
1981	42.4%	36.2%
1982	42.1%	36%
1983	41.8%	35.8%
1984	41.5%	35.5%
1985	41.2%	35.2%
1986	40.8%	34.6%
1987	40.5%	34%
1988	40.2%	33.5%
1989	39.8%	33%
1990	39.4%	32.5%
1991	39.1%	32.1%
1992	38.7%	31.4%
1993	38.3%	30.6%
1994	37.9%	29.9%
1995	37.4%	29.2%
1996	36.9%	28.6%
1997	36.4%	28.2%
1998	35.8%	27.8%
1999	35.3%	27.4%
2000	34.7%	27%
2001	34.1%	26.6%
2002	33.5%	26.3%
2003	32.9%	26.1%
2004	32.3%	26%
2005	31.7%	25.8%
2006	31.2%	25.7%
2007	30.7%	25.7%
2008	30.2%	25.6%
2009	29.7%	25.5%
2010	29.3%	25.4%
2011	28.9%	25.3%
2012	28.5%	25.2%
2013	28.2%	25%
2014	27.8%	24.9%
2015	27.5%	24.7%
2016	27.2%	24.5%
2017	26.8%	24.2%
2018	26.4%	24%
2019	25.9%	23.7%
2020	25.5%	23.3%
2021	25.1%	23%
2022	24.8%	22.7%
2023	24.4%	22.4%
2024	24%	22%
2025	23.6%	21.7%
2026	23.3%	21.4%
2027	22.9%	21.1%
2028	22.6%	20.8%
2029	22.3%	20.5%
2030	22.1%	20.2%
2031	21.8%	20%
2032	21.6%	19.8%
2033	21.3%	19.6%
2034	21%	19.4%
2035	20.8%	19.2%
2036	20.5%	19.1%
2037	20.3%	18.9%
2038	20.1%	18.8%
2039	19.8%	18.7%
2040	19.6%	18.6%
2041	19.4%	18.4%
2042	19.1%	18.3%
2043	18.9%	18.2%
2044	18.7%	18.1%
2045	18.5%	18%
2046	18.3%	17.9%
2047	18.1%	17.7%
2048	17.9%	17.6%
2049	17.8%	17.5%
2050	17.6%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24% of the population in Peru and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 39.4% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Peru and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Peru vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Peru and +0.75% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	302,924	247,631
1961	313,385	251,087
1962	321,716	256,719
1963	332,352	262,880
1964	341,570	269,584
1965	349,245	272,422
1966	356,819	275,549
1967	365,224	284,738
1968	372,379	286,642
1969	379,347	286,218
1970	318,022	286,719
1971	391,506	281,200
1972	396,960	282,494
1973	400,752	278,577
1974	408,299	275,521
1975	414,400	282,496
1976	420,284	291,816
1977	425,428	300,038
1978	432,127	317,055
1979	439,110	329,791
1980	445,100	328,155
1981	453,158	328,096
1982	461,107	300,030
1983	469,781	277,768
1984	477,968	263,175
1985	488,887	247,836
1986	496,712	233,782
1987	502,229	226,414
1988	508,429	219,184
1989	512,152	212,401
1990	515,233	224,454
1991	513,867	218,117
1992	514,618	222,230
1993	513,769	226,257
1994	512,735	228,904
1995	507,894	221,957
1996	501,855	215,290
1997	495,348	208,193
1998	489,436	201,059
1999	487,095	206,876
2000	484,222	227,060
2001	470,154	244,377
2002	463,709	252,840
2003	459,243	252,008
2004	459,617	212,527
2005	454,199	248,683
2006	445,884	248,706
2007	435,122	248,287
2008	413,640	232,225
2009	396,522	200,175
2010	382,510	224,325
2011	383,268	224,461
2012	376,501	229,138
2013	372,694	221,021
2014	368,708	211,541
2015	362,781	201,815
2016	355,859	194,232
2017	349,333	187,993
2018	343,123	183,610
2019	346,981	172,243
2020	301,950	170,968
2021	235,440	121,858
2022	327,859	95,378
2023	353,788	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Peru vs Sri Lanka

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Peru	Sri Lanka
1985	198	68
1986	193	66
1987	192	64
1988	190	62
1989	190	61
1990	191	59
1991	201	57
1992	195	54
1993	192	51
1994	188	49
1995	179	48
1996	166	47
1997	152	45
1998	139	43
1999	124	41
2000	115	39
2001	109	37
2002	106	36
2003	104	35
2004	107	37
2005	103	32
2006	99	32
2007	94	31
2008	91	30
2009	89	28
2010	86	26
2011	83	25
2012	79	24
2013	75	23
2014	73	23
2015	71	22
2016	69	22
2017	67	21
2018	66	21
2019	60	20
2020	75	23
2021	141	34
2022	81	22
2023	51	18

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 Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	22.9%	9.41%
1961	22.2%	8.95%
1962	21.6%	8.66%
1963	20.9%	8.48%
1964	20.2%	8.3%
1965	19.4%	8.07%
1966	18.7%	7.81%
1967	18.1%	7.55%
1968	17.5%	7.32%
1969	17%	7.14%
1970	19.7%	7.02%
1971	16.1%	6.94%
1972	15.6%	6.86%
1973	15.1%	6.77%
1974	14.7%	6.62%
1975	14.2%	6.41%
1976	13.8%	6.12%
1977	13.5%	5.77%
1978	13.2%	5.38%
1979	12.9%	4.99%
1980	12.7%	4.63%
1981	12.4%	4.29%
1982	12%	3.98%
1983	11.6%	3.67%
1984	11.1%	3.35%
1985	10.5%	3.02%
1986	9.97%	2.74%
1987	9.43%	2.54%
1988	8.92%	2.41%
1989	8.46%	2.74%
1990	8.04%	2.33%
1991	7.63%	2.32%
1992	7.2%	2.29%
1993	6.75%	2.22%
1994	6.29%	2.14%
1995	5.82%	2.05%
1996	5.36%	1.95%
1997	4.92%	1.86%
1998	4.51%	1.76%
1999	4.13%	1.69%
2000	3.79%	1.63%
2001	3.49%	1.58%
2002	3.24%	1.55%
2003	3.01%	1.52%
2004	2.82%	2.88%
2005	2.65%	1.4%
2006	2.5%	1.33%
2007	2.37%	1.26%
2008	2.25%	1.2%
2009	2.14%	2.08%
2010	2.04%	1.12%
2011	1.96%	1.08%
2012	1.89%	1.03%
2013	1.84%	0.98%
2014	1.79%	0.92%
2015	1.76%	0.87%
2016	1.73%	0.83%
2017	1.71%	0.79%
2018	1.69%	0.76%
2019	1.68%	0.72%
2020	1.66%	0.69%
2021	1.64%	0.66%
2022	1.61%	0.64%
2023	1.58%	0.61%