Fertility & birth rates in Peru and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Peru vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Peru vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	6.94	2.44
1961	6.92	2.52
1962	6.9	2.58
1963	6.86	2.65
1964	6.81	2.66
1965	6.75	2.59
1966	6.68	2.5
1967	6.6	2.39
1968	6.51	2.29
1969	6.42	2.19
1970	6.32	2.1
1971	6.21	2.04
1972	6.09	1.91
1973	5.97	1.81
1974	5.84	1.73
1975	5.71	1.61
1976	5.58	1.55
1977	5.44	1.53
1978	5.31	1.51
1979	5.17	1.52
1980	5.04	1.55
1981	4.92	1.55
1982	4.8	1.56
1983	4.68	1.52
1984	4.57	1.53
1985	4.46	1.52
1986	4.35	1.53
1987	4.25	1.52
1988	4.14	1.57
1989	4.03	1.56
1990	3.91	1.58
1991	3.79	1.58
1992	3.67	1.58
1993	3.55	1.51
1994	3.43	1.49
1995	3.32	1.48
1996	3.2	1.5
1997	3.1	1.48
1998	3	1.47
1999	2.92	1.48
2000	2.85	1.5
2001	2.74	1.38
2002	2.69	1.39
2003	2.66	1.39
2004	2.67	1.42
2005	2.64	1.42
2006	2.62	1.44
2007	2.58	1.46
2008	2.53	1.48
2009	2.48	1.5
2010	2.42	1.52
2011	2.41	1.52
2012	2.36	1.52
2013	2.32	1.52
2014	2.27	1.54
2015	2.23	1.54
2016	2.19	1.54
2017	2.15	1.52
2018	2.12	1.52
2019	2.09	1.48
2020	2.06	1.46
2021	2.03	1.52
2022	2	1.39
2023	1.98	1.33
2024	1.96	1.33
2025	1.94	1.34
2026	1.92	1.34
2027	1.91	1.35
2028	1.9	1.35
2029	1.88	1.35
2030	1.87	1.35
2031	1.86	1.36
2032	1.85	1.36
2033	1.84	1.37
2034	1.83	1.37
2035	1.83	1.37
2036	1.82	1.38
2037	1.81	1.38
2038	1.81	1.38
2039	1.8	1.38
2040	1.79	1.39
2041	1.79	1.39
2042	1.78	1.39
2043	1.78	1.4
2044	1.77	1.4
2045	1.77	1.4
2046	1.76	1.4
2047	1.75	1.41
2048	1.75	1.41
2049	1.75	1.41
2050	1.74	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Peru	Switzerland
1960	44%	24%
1961	44.2%	24%
1962	44.3%	24.1%
1963	44.3%	24.1%
1964	44.3%	24.1%
1965	44.3%	24.1%
1966	44.2%	24.2%
1967	44.2%	24.1%
1968	44.2%	24%
1969	44.1%	23.8%
1970	44%	23.8%
1971	43.9%	23.7%
1972	43.8%	23.5%
1973	43.7%	23.2%
1974	43.6%	22.8%
1975	43.5%	22.4%
1976	43.4%	22%
1977	43.2%	21.4%
1978	43%	20.9%
1979	42.8%	20.3%
1980	42.6%	19.7%
1981	42.4%	19.2%
1982	42.1%	18.8%
1983	41.8%	18.3%
1984	41.5%	18%
1985	41.2%	17.6%
1986	40.8%	17.4%
1987	40.5%	17.2%
1988	40.2%	17.1%
1989	39.8%	17%
1990	39.4%	17.1%
1991	39.1%	17.2%
1992	38.7%	17.3%
1993	38.3%	17.5%
1994	37.9%	17.6%
1995	37.4%	17.6%
1996	36.9%	17.7%
1997	36.4%	17.6%
1998	35.8%	17.6%
1999	35.3%	17.5%
2000	34.7%	17.4%
2001	34.1%	17.1%
2002	33.5%	16.8%
2003	32.9%	16.6%
2004	32.3%	16.4%
2005	31.7%	16.1%
2006	31.2%	15.9%
2007	30.7%	15.6%
2008	30.2%	15.4%
2009	29.7%	15.3%
2010	29.3%	15.2%
2011	28.9%	15.1%
2012	28.5%	15%
2013	28.2%	14.9%
2014	27.8%	14.9%
2015	27.5%	14.9%
2016	27.2%	14.9%
2017	26.8%	14.9%
2018	26.4%	15%
2019	25.9%	15%
2020	25.5%	15.1%
2021	25.1%	15.1%
2022	24.8%	15.1%
2023	24.4%	15%
2024	24%	15%
2025	23.6%	14.9%
2026	23.3%	14.8%
2027	22.9%	14.7%
2028	22.6%	14.6%
2029	22.3%	14.5%
2030	22.1%	14.3%
2031	21.8%	14.1%
2032	21.6%	14%
2033	21.3%	13.8%
2034	21%	13.6%
2035	20.8%	13.5%
2036	20.5%	13.3%
2037	20.3%	13.2%
2038	20.1%	13.1%
2039	19.8%	13%
2040	19.6%	12.9%
2041	19.4%	12.8%
2042	19.1%	12.8%
2043	18.9%	12.7%
2044	18.7%	12.8%
2045	18.5%	12.8%
2046	18.3%	12.8%
2047	18.1%	12.9%
2048	17.9%	12.9%
2049	17.8%	13%
2050	17.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24% of the population in Peru and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 39.4% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Peru and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Peru vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Peru and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	302,924	42,090
1961	313,385	48,365
1962	321,716	49,050
1963	332,352	52,956
1964	341,570	59,050
1965	349,245	56,222
1966	356,819	53,854
1967	365,224	52,128
1968	372,379	47,328
1969	379,347	44,182
1970	318,022	42,648
1971	391,506	38,523
1972	396,960	35,061
1973	400,752	30,906
1974	408,299	27,902
1975	414,400	22,820
1976	420,284	17,017
1977	425,428	16,959
1978	432,127	13,820
1979	439,110	14,477
1980	445,100	14,535
1981	453,158	13,979
1982	461,107	15,339
1983	469,781	12,837
1984	477,968	16,105
1985	488,887	14,882
1986	496,712	16,261
1987	502,229	15,708
1988	508,429	21,099
1989	512,152	19,941
1990	515,233	20,146
1991	513,867	23,800
1992	514,618	24,064
1993	513,769	21,509
1994	512,735	20,982
1995	507,894	19,010
1996	501,855	19,801
1997	495,348	17,722
1998	489,436	16,353
1999	487,095	16,431
2000	484,222	15,806
2001	470,154	10,845
2002	463,709	10,199
2003	459,243	8,807
2004	459,617	13,302
2005	454,199	11,899
2006	445,884	12,723
2007	435,122	13,592
2008	413,640	15,295
2009	396,522	15,487
2010	382,510	17,997
2011	383,268	18,990
2012	376,501	18,393
2013	372,694	17,797
2014	368,708	21,290
2015	362,781	19,050
2016	355,859	22,608
2017	349,333	20,284
2018	343,123	20,434
2019	346,981	18,008
2020	301,950	9,502
2021	235,440	18,279
2022	327,859	7,899
2023	353,788	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Peru vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Peru	Switzerland
1985	198	15
1986	193	14
1987	192	14
1988	190	15
1989	190	14
1990	191	14
1991	201	14
1992	195	13
1993	192	13
1994	188	12
1995	179	12
1996	166	11
1997	152	10
1998	139	10
1999	124	9
2000	115	9
2001	109	8
2002	106	9
2003	104	8
2004	107	8
2005	103	8
2006	99	8
2007	94	7
2008	91	7
2009	89	7
2010	86	7
2011	83	7
2012	79	7
2013	75	7
2014	73	6
2015	71	6
2016	69	7
2017	67	6
2018	66	6
2019	60	6
2020	75	5
2021	141	4
2022	81	4
2023	51	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.58% in Peru and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	22.9%	2.65%
1961	22.2%	2.6%
1962	21.6%	2.53%
1963	20.9%	2.45%
1964	20.2%	2.36%
1965	19.4%	2.26%
1966	18.7%	2.16%
1967	18.1%	2.07%
1968	17.5%	1.99%
1969	17%	1.92%
1970	19.7%	1.84%
1971	16.1%	1.76%
1972	15.6%	1.67%
1973	15.1%	1.57%
1974	14.7%	1.48%
1975	14.2%	1.38%
1976	13.8%	1.29%
1977	13.5%	1.21%
1978	13.2%	1.14%
1979	12.9%	1.09%
1980	12.7%	1.04%
1981	12.4%	1%
1982	12%	0.97%
1983	11.6%	0.94%
1984	11.1%	0.92%
1985	10.5%	0.9%
1986	9.97%	0.89%
1987	9.43%	0.88%
1988	8.92%	0.86%
1989	8.46%	0.84%
1990	8.04%	0.82%
1991	7.63%	0.78%
1992	7.2%	0.75%
1993	6.75%	0.71%
1994	6.29%	0.67%
1995	5.82%	0.64%
1996	5.36%	0.62%
1997	4.92%	0.6%
1998	4.51%	0.58%
1999	4.13%	0.57%
2000	3.79%	0.56%
2001	3.49%	0.55%
2002	3.24%	0.54%
2003	3.01%	0.53%
2004	2.82%	0.52%
2005	2.65%	0.51%
2006	2.5%	0.49%
2007	2.37%	0.48%
2008	2.25%	0.47%
2009	2.14%	0.46%
2010	2.04%	0.46%
2011	1.96%	0.45%
2012	1.89%	0.44%
2013	1.84%	0.44%
2014	1.79%	0.43%
2015	1.76%	0.43%
2016	1.73%	0.42%
2017	1.71%	0.41%
2018	1.69%	0.41%
2019	1.68%	0.4%
2020	1.66%	0.4%
2021	1.64%	0.4%
2022	1.61%	0.4%
2023	1.58%	0.39%