India vs Peru: Fertility rate: births per woman

India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Peru
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
India rank
117th
Peru rank
115th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • India
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

India ranks 117th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 5.86 live births per woman 6.95 live births per woman 1.09 live births per woman Peru
1960s 5.88 live births per woman 6.74 live births per woman 0.8538 live births per woman Peru
1970s 5.24 live births per woman 5.76 live births per woman 0.5197 live births per woman Peru
1980s 4.47 live births per woman 4.52 live births per woman 0.0554 live births per woman Peru
1990s 3.7 live births per woman 3.39 live births per woman 0.308 live births per woman India
2000s 3 live births per woman 2.65 live births per woman 0.3554 live births per woman India
2010s 2.34 live births per woman 2.26 live births per woman 0.081 live births per woman India
2020s 2.01 live births per woman 2.02 live births per woman 0.0097 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, India or Peru?
Peru, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between India and Peru?
0 live births per woman, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Peru rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
India ranks 117th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.