Fertility in Peru, 1955

Peru
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.96
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 6.96 children per woman in 1955 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 421,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.96
Births
421,731
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
8,822,013
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
10-145.90.4%2,864
15-19126.79.1%54,441
20-24300.221.6%112,733
25-29324.523.3%101,920
30-34284.420.4%75,711
35-39209.715.1%46,607
40-44113.28.1%22,620
45-4926.41.9%4,625
50-541.50.1%212