Fertility Rate: Peru
Peru's fertility rate is currently 1.965 births per woman as of 2024. # Peru Fertility Rate Peru's fertility rate reached 1.
Current (2024)
1.965 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.941 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.965 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Peru
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Peru
Analysis# Peru Fertility Rate
Peru's fertility rate reached 1.965 births per woman in 2024, marking both the lowest point in its recorded history and a dramatic reversal from the 1960 peak of 6.941 births per woman. Over the past 64 years, the country experienced a 71.7% decline in fertility—one of the most significant demographic shifts in Latin America. This transformation reflects broader socioeconomic changes, including increased female education, expanded access to family planning, and urbanization.
The decline has accelerated considerably since 2015, dropping from 2.229 to 1.965 births per woman in just nine years. Peru now approaches replacement-level fertility, a threshold typically associated with developed nations. The consistent year-over-year decreases suggest this downward trajectory will likely persist, reshaping Peru's population structure and creating both opportunities and challenges for workforce dynamics and social services planning.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.965 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 2023 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 2022 | 2.004 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2021 | 2.029 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 2020 | 2.056 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 2019 | 2.086 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 2018 | 2.118 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 2017 | 2.152 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2016 | 2.189 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2015 | 2.229 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2014 | 2.271 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 2013 | 2.317 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2012 | 2.356 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 2011 | 2.413 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 2.421 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 2009 | 2.48 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2008 | 2.528 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 2007 | 2.583 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2006 | 2.619 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 2005 | 2.643 births per woman | -1.12% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.673 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 2003 | 2.661 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2002 | 2.693 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 2001 | 2.744 births per woman | -3.55% |
| 2000 | 2.845 births per woman | -2.47% |
| 1999 | 2.917 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 1998 | 3.002 births per woman | -3.13% |
| 1997 | 3.099 births per woman | -3.25% |
| 1996 | 3.203 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 1995 | 3.315 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1994 | 3.432 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 1993 | 3.552 births per woman | -3.29% |
| 1992 | 3.673 births per woman | -3.19% |
| 1991 | 3.794 births per woman | -3.02% |
| 1990 | 3.912 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 1989 | 4.026 births per woman | -2.71% |
| 1988 | 4.138 births per woman | -2.57% |
| 1987 | 4.247 births per woman | -2.46% |
| 1986 | 4.354 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1985 | 4.46 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 1984 | 4.568 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1983 | 4.68 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1982 | 4.795 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 1981 | 4.915 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 1980 | 5.041 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 1979 | 5.171 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 1978 | 5.305 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 1977 | 5.44 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1976 | 5.575 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 1975 | 5.709 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 1974 | 5.841 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1973 | 5.968 births per woman | -2.02% |
| 1972 | 6.091 births per woman | -1.87% |
| 1971 | 6.207 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1970 | 6.316 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1969 | 6.418 births per woman | -1.46% |
| 1968 | 6.513 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1967 | 6.6 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 1966 | 6.68 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 1965 | 6.75 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1964 | 6.81 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1963 | 6.858 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1962 | 6.895 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1961 | 6.923 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 1960 | 6.941 births per woman | — |
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