Peru vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Peru
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Peru rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Peru
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.95 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.74 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.76 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.52 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.39 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.383 live births per woman | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.1538 live births per woman | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.0272 live births per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Peru or Sri Lanka?
- Peru, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Peru ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.