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
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
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.