Fertility in Peru, 1951

Peru
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.94
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 6.94 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 378,702 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
378,702
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,893,620
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-146.10.4%2,688
15-19126.49.1%49,696
20-24300.021.6%99,578
25-29324.023.3%91,231
30-34283.820.4%66,680
35-39208.215.0%43,670
40-44111.68.0%20,779
45-4926.71.9%4,178
50-541.40.1%199