Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Peru, 1969

Peru
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.42
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 6.42 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 564,590 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
564,590
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
13,166,768
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
10-145.10.4%3,981
15-19107.88.4%72,379
20-24267.220.8%149,956
25-29299.123.3%133,627
30-34262.420.4%100,705
35-39197.915.4%65,712
40-44116.49.1%31,962
45-4926.72.1%6,002
50-541.40.1%268