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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru

Peru: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.76 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.76 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.86 years
in 1970
All-time low
28.16 years
in 2008
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru is 28.76 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru peaked at 29.86 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28.16 years, in 2008.

Peru ranks 156th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.52 years —
1951 29.53 years +0.0%
1952 29.53 years +0.0%
1953 29.54 years +0.0%
1954 29.54 years +0.0%
1955 29.55 years +0.0%
1956 29.56 years +0.0%
1957 29.56 years +0.0%
1958 29.57 years +0.0%
1959 29.57 years +0.0%
1960 29.59 years +0.1%
1961 29.62 years +0.1%
1962 29.67 years +0.2%
1963 29.72 years +0.2%
1964 29.74 years +0.0%
1965 29.77 years +0.1%
1966 29.8 years +0.1%
1967 29.78 years -0.1%
1968 29.82 years +0.1%
1969 29.86 years +0.1%
1970 29.86 years +0.0%
1971 29.86 years -0.0%
1972 29.85 years -0.0%
1973 29.81 years -0.1%
1974 29.8 years -0.0%
1975 29.8 years +0.0%
1976 29.76 years -0.1%
1977 29.72 years -0.1%
1978 29.65 years -0.2%
1979 29.59 years -0.2%
1980 29.57 years -0.1%
1981 29.52 years -0.2%
1982 29.41 years -0.3%
1983 29.27 years -0.5%
1984 29.19 years -0.3%
1985 29.09 years -0.4%
1986 29.01 years -0.3%
1987 28.92 years -0.3%
1988 28.79 years -0.5%
1989 28.71 years -0.3%
1990 28.65 years -0.2%
1991 28.6 years -0.2%
1992 28.53 years -0.2%
1993 28.48 years -0.2%
1994 28.42 years -0.2%
1995 28.38 years -0.1%
1996 28.34 years -0.1%
1997 28.31 years -0.1%
1998 28.28 years -0.1%
1999 28.26 years -0.1%
2000 28.21 years -0.2%
2001 28.23 years +0.1%
2002 28.26 years +0.1%
2003 28.25 years -0.1%
2004 28.25 years -0.0%
2005 28.25 years +0.0%
2006 28.22 years -0.1%
2007 28.2 years -0.1%
2008 28.16 years -0.1%
2009 28.19 years +0.1%
2010 28.22 years +0.1%
2011 28.25 years +0.1%
2012 28.27 years +0.1%
2013 28.32 years +0.2%
2014 28.38 years +0.2%
2015 28.43 years +0.2%
2016 28.47 years +0.1%
2017 28.57 years +0.4%
2018 28.62 years +0.2%
2019 28.68 years +0.2%
2020 28.74 years +0.2%
2021 28.76 years +0.1%
2022 28.76 years -0.0%
2023 28.76 years +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 28.76 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 28.76 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.55 years 29.52 years 29.57 years 10
1960s 29.74 years 29.59 years 29.86 years 10
1970s 29.77 years 29.59 years 29.86 years 10
1980s 29.15 years 28.71 years 29.57 years 10
1990s 28.42 years 28.26 years 28.65 years 10
2000s 28.22 years 28.16 years 28.26 years 10
2010s 28.42 years 28.22 years 28.68 years 10
2020s 28.76 years 28.74 years 28.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 153 Fiji 28.78 years compare
  2. 153 North Korea 28.78 years compare
  3. 155 Saint Lucia 28.76 years compare
  4. 157 Botswana 28.67 years compare
  5. 158 Belarus 28.65 years compare
  6. 159 Cape Verde 28.64 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Peru was 28.76 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 29.86 years in 1970.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 28.16 years in 2008.
How does Peru rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Peru ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.