Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Peru, 1965

Peru
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.75
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 6.75 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 527,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
527,934
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
11,761,086
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
10-144.90.4%3,455
15-19111.28.2%65,162
20-24289.021.4%137,093
25-29314.423.3%128,460
30-34276.820.5%97,732
35-39207.015.3%61,127
40-44118.18.8%29,232
45-4926.72.0%5,412
50-541.40.1%261