Average age, female in Peru

Peru: Average age, female was 34.58 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
34.58
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
59th
of 109 countries
All-time high
34.67
in 2019
All-time low
26.39
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Average age, female in Peru, 1997–2021

01020301997200920211997: 26.41998: 271999: 27.22000: 27.52001: 27.82002: 28.32005: 29.62006: 29.92007: 29.92009: 30.82010: 31.52011: 32.22012: 32.82013: 33.32014: 33.72015: 33.22016: 33.42017: 33.82018: 34.42019: 34.72020: 34.22021: 34.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, female in Peru is 34.58, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, female in Peru peaked at 34.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.39, in 1997.

That places Peru 59th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average age, female in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 26.39 —
1998 27.04 +2.5%
1999 27.19 +0.6%
2000 27.46 +1.0%
2001 27.77 +1.1%
2002 28.32 +2.0%
2005 29.62 +4.6%
2006 29.9 +0.9%
2007 29.88 -0.1%
2009 30.83 +3.2%
2010 31.46 +2.0%
2011 32.17 +2.3%
2012 32.81 +2.0%
2013 33.29 +1.5%
2014 33.65 +1.1%
2015 33.23 -1.2%
2016 33.36 +0.4%
2017 33.82 +1.4%
2018 34.39 +1.7%
2019 34.67 +0.8%
2020 34.19 -1.4%
2021 34.58 +1.1%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 34.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.78, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 34.58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.63, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.87 26.39 27.19 3
2000s 29.11 27.46 30.83 7
2010s 33.29 31.46 34.67 10
2020s 34.39 34.19 34.58 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 56 Argentina 35.78 compare
  2. 57 Kazakhstan 35.14 compare
  3. 58 Trinidad and Tobago 34.7 compare
  4. 60 Panama 34.54 compare
  5. 61 Kosovo 34.03 compare
  6. 61 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 34.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, female in Peru?
Average age, female in Peru was 34.58 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 34.67 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 26.39 in 1997.
How does Peru rank for average age, female?
Peru ranks 59th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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