Belize vs Peru: Fertility rate: births per woman
Belize
2.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Peru
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Belize rank
113th
Peru rank
115th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.01 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Belize ranks 113th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 0.3445 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 0.3298 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.4644 live births per woman | Belize |
| 1980s | 5.2 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 0.6779 live births per woman | Belize |
| 1990s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 0.6952 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.5225 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.1695 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.059 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, Belize or Peru?
- Belize, at 2.01 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belize and Peru?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belize ranks 113th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.